McFarland-Russell Family Papers

F.A. Hyatt, President, [illegible] Russell, First Vice-President, C.[M.?] Moore, Second Vice-President, J.S. Gemila, Sec'y & Treas.

Cane River Lumber Company, -Manufacturers ofLong Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber and Sawed Cypress Shingles. Chopin, LA, Apr 8 1891

R.E. Russell Dear Brother I wrote you a few lines this morning and returned an Order that was sent to me here. I wrote to C Block the other day and asked him to write me and let me know how all my timber was you will please see him and have him to see about whats floating also to the best of his Knowedge what sinking timber there is and whether Miller picked up what timber that sunk in his boom in fact tell me all about my timber and the way they cutt it. I see that they cutt more saps than they did Hearts out of it do the best that you can. in the way of getting the shingles loaded and up in the old yard Keep the talley of the different grades separate so that I will know the amt of the different kinds that I have left. You & Charley had better take the 5000 for the old Mill property and let me keep the Machinery. Has Cox been back lately and what does he say if they want me to take

F.A. Hyatt, President, [illegible] Russell, First Vice-President, C.[M.?] Moore, Second Vice-President, J.S. Gemila, Sec'y & Treas.

Cane River Lumber Company, -Manufacturers ofLong Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber and Sawed Cypress Shingles. Chopin, LA, 1891

the [amt?] of the Machinery in stock I will take it is [illegible] at home and what does he say let me hear what they all say about taking the property if they do not take it let me know so then I can try and sell to some one else. I wrote you to use some money of your own to pay for loading shingles and let me know the amt and I would send you a draft for it. I do not want to be drawing a lot of small drafts on [Mr. Jones?] and I would rather not get any money from [Miller?] as he has acted as he has [it?] looks like then he is in the [best?] but you must match and keep the different Kinds of shingles separate and keep the old shingles and the new separate so I will know how to settle with him Keep us posted how everything is getting along. Jake Singleton wrote me, that he heard that I wanted to sell my home place I told him that I never offered it for sale but I would entertain a proposition from him your careful of him and see what he will do and let me know, all well and [cross-written text on last line] send love to all [NMR?]

Mrs Guy I will send the 35 cts by Cecile, but I did not get but eleven and not - quite a half yds if you please will you write back for the next or other half yard I paid for 12 yds and will need every bit of the cloth

Oblige your friend Kate Russell

come down soon Sept 17th 1886

Mrs Russell I send you the 25 (?) I am sorry she - Dilk felt that I didn't just measure the good I send you the house address you can write to sherm for this balance Respectfully R V Middleton

B Nugent - & Bro St - Louis Mo

Orange Texas July 3rd 1814 Mrs. C C. Russell

Dear. Wife

As I have a few minutes spare time I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know what was going on at home. I wrote you in my last that Wm Stacks baby was very sick it died yesterday, and will be burried this evening --it is so sad. I feel so sorry for the bereaved parents. be very careful with the children and if they get sick dose them at once. I don't hear of any more sickness much among children the Ingrams all left this morning for Blackwood his Father and Mother came and found him in a [wee?] plight to receive them. he was drunk this morning when he left; and I think [Serg?] is getting tiered of it his self

Newton Co Texas Aug 2 1887

Mrs Kate C Russell

Dear Sister I have been trying to get a chance to write to you for months I know you feel badly slighted but if you knew you would not mind Mary has been sick ^so^ often we could hardly get the chills and fever cured before they were ba ck again then I have had [ten?] spells of chils and fever. the last three were bone fever. Oh how wearing they are. the baby has a cold she is a perfect baby she never cries. her name is Donna. Tell Donna Stark we have given baby her name Kate [illegible] Ingraham was tell-

[Missouria?] you was in bad health What seems to be the matter if it is a heart or Liver com plaint I have a reciept perhaps good I feel like it would be very beneficial I will write it off and if you do not make it out let me know I have it pasted in my scrap book.

[Missouria?] was up a week ago Miss Mary [Moore?] was out to see me sunday. she is just the same only a little older, if you can I wish you could come up to see me I would be delighted the weather will soon get cooler. [Serg?] said you said you were not able to write now that is all stuf for you would have written if it was 82 Bobwould ^have^ know now if I had any news to write I would write a splendid letter but it is the same dul old place just like

old Newton nothing to see nothing to hear and but very little to think of with the thought I have my hands full I milk five cows and they are so tires som[sic] besides all the other house work. ^If^ The baby was not so good I would go crazy I reckon. The boys are at home for a month Oh Mary is so ill since she was sick Oh yes Donna has black hair & Eyes She is very prettie Well I must quite writeing[sic] write and tell Bob to write Our Love to the children allso for Yourself Oh the pictures are so natural the children so pretty the baby so sweet

Your Sister Affect Maggie Smith

Orange. Orange. Co. Texas. May 8th. 1871

Miss Kate McFarland Esteemed Friend Your most kind and welcome letter of the twenty eighth of april came to hand yesterday. and I assure you that it is a great pleasure to me to read letters from you. as I had been some two or three weeks since I had written to you and was so long getting an answer I thought perhaps my letter had been misplaced by some means or other. but from what you say I guess it was secured in due time. So as they tease you I will make a fair bargain with you if you will grant me the privalege{sic] of receiving a letter from you every three weeks I will be satisfied dont you think that is fair enough. you ought to do and do not be teased by them you bet they dont make anything off of me. you can show them my letters if you choose and then let them see if they can find anything to tease you about of[sic] they can it is more than I can do. I am very glad indeed to hear that that medicine is doing your Mas[sic] cough so much good it is a good medicine there is no mistake about that . So the long looked for wedding has come off at last I did not think that Mrs. Ed. W. would marry so soon from what I heard when I was up there. I heard that the old Folks did not like the match very well. Though I guess they will have to make the

best of it now as they are married. I was at Miss Fannie [Conraids?] birthday party last wednesday night and you may believe I enjoyed my self hugely I think I would be telling the truth if I were to say that there was fifty Ladies there there was the largest turn out that I have seen in ten years we danced until two oclock. as the saying is we set to [them?] late . and last Friday we had a Picnic down on Conways Bayou about three miles below town. we had a jolly crowd along so we all had a fine time there, and yesterday I went Black Berry hunting so today I guess I will eat blackbery fruit for dinner and next week I will go to work and see if I cant [pass?] off the time that way. all hands have been idle for the last two weeks on account of the Mills having to stop running some of the Machinery needed reparing so Pa. carried it over to Galveston. we look for him home to day. and just as soon as he comes Henry & Sue are going to house keeping Henry has had a very nice house built and Sue is nearly crazy to get home I dont know how she will get along off to her self she has one of the worst spoilt Boys you have ever seen and he dont know what it is to [?] of any [?] there is so many of us in family so among hands we dont let [time?] sit on the floor a moment and I think on that account he will give her a great deal of trouble [for?] when she mooves[sic] home . Well Kate dont you think that I have written just enough of my nonsense. you had better send me that Picture if you know whats good for your self. I wont take that for an excuse I [several words illegible] me, and if you dont give it to me I will all ways think you ought to. well I will close my paper is about to run out write soon Good By[sic] I remain as ever you most Sincere Friend R.E. Russell