Henrietta Webb Letters

Remember poor Gaston in your prayers, they are now expecting an attack at Wilmington I am glad he has a praying Captain

Tomorrow is your birth day my dear and I pray you may have renewal of grace and wisdom given you from above to preach the gospel in its light and purity.

Susan is at school and Laura has gone down to brother S____, Ellen is not well We don't hear much from dear Etta, Mrs Fisher wrote two weeks ago said she was as well as usual. A letter from Alexa and Sa____ each this week they were well. I did not receive either of his boxes. Do you write to them? I want you to go and see Ade and Betty as often as you can I think Ade must need some thick shoes. If you need anything from home get on your horse and come we will be so glad to see you. Your Brother James, John, and Sam went fishing with nets yesterday evening but did not succeed in netting any fish. Sidney went to Charlot last week and bought a few goods. Mary is still sick not able to do any work since you left. May Heavens richest [Helping?] be around you my dear son is the sincere prayer of your mother.

Mary sends love to you.

The Register is [?] paper & I have to send it to him, or I would send it to you sometimes. Did you get two papers I sent you not long since? Bro. [?] went to Charlotte last week & brought back his stock of goods, molasses & sugar [?] in his [?] We heard from Sister Saturday - She scribbled over 3 pages of a large sheet of letter paper & there was but one finished sentence in the whole. This indicates no mental im provement. Mrs. Fisher wrote a few things. She said Sister's health had been pretty good since I was there in Dec & she was quite [?] for her. She seems pretty well for her this week. She is always in more of [?] trouble about something. Two of our [?] took a [?] leave of us Sunday. Our boarders had been rather unmerciful in [?] a [?]; by some means, Mr. B heard of it - & to ignite them [?] [?] own [?] blocked 6 of them at his study Friday evening [?] while a [?] among the rest of Rob[?] & [?] L to spite themselveves, left. Mane Ann is still poorly - not able to do any thing. The rest of us are good. I have 6 pupils this week; so you see my responsibilities are multiplying. Bettie [?] is in Asheboro spending some weeks with Line. Our neighborhood is very quiet now. The ladies have all been bloackaded at home for some weeks past by the mud but if the sun shine & wind, we have today, continue, the blockade will soon be rased.

Wednesday after noon. At Home: Uncle S[?] has just left here. He [?] Laura home with him. The sick ones at his house are better. Adeline's babe died. John Snipes is up on a visit to his wife. Ricky [?] Stanford was in Person[?] last week when brother was down, still unable to return to his Reg. Bro. says he don't take any care of himself. [?] Mrs. enjoys good health in the army. She is some where near Savannah. Ann sends a great deal of love and says she had a letter in store for you, but hasn't had time to put it on paper. She is glad to find I am writing. Sam's [?] now are two minnows he has had in a pitcher of water for more than a week. She feeds them & says he believes they grow. He has a diminutive net he sinks in the kitchen every few days to see if the fish can still go this [?] meshes. This is the way he measures them to ascertain whether or not they grow. I was at Salem last Sab. Mr. [?] preached from "Preach the word; be instant in season & out of season; Reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering & [?] Your name was called in C[?] meeting. How I wished you were there to answer to it. May we meet in Heaven, prays, your fond sister. SAW.