Letter to Thomas T. Sloan from Bridget Sloan, May 5, 1843

Cooleran May 29 th 18 {43 or 53} My dear son Your silence dose cause me much pain I cannot account for it, is it indifference? no, no, I cannot think of that for one moment. If ever I am convinced that my childrens affection, are cooled towards me, I will then say farwell vain and deceitfull world you have no joy for me. But so long as I can hope I will cheerish it, as it the very last prop of declining age. I am very anxious to hear from you Mr Morton Elizabeth and the three oldest children started to Missouri on the first of May and Bob left for that place on last thursday. The day before his departure he got a letter from E. stating her safe arival at Boonsville and all was well. Dear little Theodora is with me fat and sausy I wish you could see her. She has grown very much, and has two teeth crawls every where. She will soon walk for she stand, now by a chear alone. She is extreamly interesting. I have a very lonely time of it now but I do not complain as I love retirement Horice and Frances is heare but you know they are no society for me. I spend much of my time in the grounds and garden. The former is in all its beauty. You

are associated with every tree and shrub. Your hand planted this and that and you trimed this bush and that all these little circumstances are remembered well by me none but a mother can know how to apreciate such things Henry Guerin and Doc Humphreys has been here. The Doc. is disposed to every thing that is proper and will I think except Mrs Hickeys gift. But Fanny Guevin will not. She says she is under no obligation to Maganetta or Mary Jane and therefore she will have all that the law will give her. She wrote a long letter to Doc. Humphreys whilst he was here to bring suit for the price of the farm of Madisonville which it appears will come off of the potion that Mrs Hickey has given us. and all that we have to indemnify us is the four acres, that she rejects if she fails in this or even if she dose not she is determined to have her share of the property that was not included in the will of your uncle. Amsted Barry has returned and has taken all the business in his own hands. I have more confidence in him than I have in Bulock. but I may be mistaken. Jack Barry has tried every way to get the dictionary from us under the pretence of borowing them. I should of been disposed to lend the work but I heard that his mother said that she did not intend you to have it and that she was not aware that you tooke it. I am cofident it is false therefore I will never give it if I can.

help it. She has given Jackson all of your uncles law libery which is not a trifle you know I think she should be satisfyed. Washington is wating to take this to the office, I must close, in ten or twelve dayes I shall expect a letter from you your mother truly BSloan

Frances Guevin