Letter 38 John Mason Moody to Martha William Wright Moody

Date: 18 Jan 1847 [unknown]
Location: Columbus, Mississippi
Surnames/tags: Moody Wright Columbus Miss Jany 18th 1847

My Dear Patt,

I rec'd your letter dated the 5 inst which, I was very much pleased to recieved; as I rode from the Country some 18 or 20 miles expecting one from you. I was very much in hopes that I should have been able to have gotten through with my business by this time; but I am bothered to death with promises to pay when those making of them have no more idea of complying than they have of going to the moon-- I have written my dearest Patt frequently and it seems that her letters come in sloly. I feel lonely yet & I do hope that the time will never come again, when we will have to be seperated. I am sure if it should it will not be with my consent. You speak in your last of my short letters-Cast the beam out of thine own eye. and then thou for it does not seem to me, that I have never written one half so short, as you have-- it may be that I love so much to read any thing that comes from my dear Patt that it seem so short. I have just steped in to write you a few lines in the office of Mr. Matthews-- & my dear one must not scold for not writting more, as I am frequently interrupted. My dear one must take special care of herself, and rest assured that I'll return as soon, as it is in my power--. I'll be a good boy while I am away-- and when I return, I'll give you a thousand kisses for your scolding me. I wish I had you here now, that, I might give you some of them now.

My dear Patt I'll write to you when, I leave this place and you must keep writing to me-- when I write you again I let you know, something definate as to my movements-- Give my love to all. Kiss my dear little ones for me and believe me ever

Your affectionate husband

Jno M Moody

Addressed to: Mrs Martha W. Moody

Garysburg

Northampton County

NoCarolina

Per Mail

No postmark or postage

VLR (Virginia Leigh Refo)

A letter from John Mason Moody to his wife Martha William (Wright) Moody. He is in Columbus, Ms on business--she in North Carolina. She may have been pregnant which is why she was not accompanying him as usual--their youngest child, Laura Estelle Moody was born in 1847 (I don't know the month). Mr. Matthews is Beverly Matthews or, perhaps, his father (see letter # 37).

Acknowledgement

• Many thanks to cousin Virginia Leigh Refo whose research and transcriptions added to this profile. The originals were donated to the Library of Virginia in 2004 by Liz Edens Vermillion with the help of Virginia Refo Moody Family Papers, 1750-1881. Accession 40535, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.