About these letters

Samuel Andrews saved his letters. Copies of some letters came to my sister Linda Sanders and I through the good graces of Marian Andrews Edward about a dozen years ago and she is currently sending the remaining letters and she and her brother have given me permission to post them online for all Andrews researchers.

Transcriptions and some original images of letters written by Andrews and Carrick family members to one another are in this collection. Somehow they were saved, either by Samuel or just stored at his home, and passed down to us today. The images online are small but if you click on an image it should enlarge to a readable and printable size. Enjoy.


Who are the people in this photograph?


DeLight Birchell Andrews sent the photo and the names a few years ago and said that this reunion was held before 1898 at the home of John G. Andrews, brother of Samuel. John lived in Campbell township, Ionia County, Michigan at that time.


Front row l to r: Mr and Mrs. S.A. Watt [friends or relatives??]; James C. Andrews; John G. Andrews; Samuel Andrews and his wife Amanda Catherine Wiles Andrews; Anna Newton Andrews and her husband Edward Andrews; David Johns [friend of the family].


Back row l to r: Henry Culler and wife [probably friends of the family]; James McFarland [cousin] ; Martha Andrews ; Carey Andrews and his wife Dazy Perry Andrews Harvey Andrews; Amos Otis Andrews; Mr and Mrs Henry Wills [friends of the family].




Saturday, November 10, 2012

1861 03 24 James C. Andrews to Samuel Andrews


                                                                                                                        


                                                                                                           
                                                            Kosciusko Co March the 24th 1861                                        
                                                                                   

Dear brother Samuel   i sit down to
 write you a few lines informing you that
 we are all well at present  Johns wife has
 had a verry bad spell of the ereiyselas but
 is about well again  Dans folks was all well
 the last i heard of them

Now Samuel you wanted to know whether
 i had any employment for you or not
  i would just say that Robert Reed is
 married and is a going to farm his place
 himself but there is no dificulty in
 getting work  John Paxton is working out
 by the job and getting the cash for all his
 work and says he could engage more work
 than six men could do = I would like if
 you would come out this summer and work and teach
 our school next winter = we are building a
 new school house this summer

Now Samuel i would like first rate to
 have you come out but i do not want
 to coax you from  home contrary to Mothers
 will and forever get the blame as i did
 in the case of Mary Jane when i was
 entirely innocent = so Samuel i want
 you to use your best judgement and then
 i will not be at fault= write as soon as
 you get this and let me know what you are going
 to do  so no more at present    James C Andrews to Samuel Andrews                                                                                                           
                                                                                                            
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