This the third of a series of letters from early Kinzer settlers in the mid 1800s.The persons identified have their ID numbers in parenthesis and italicized. Kinzers are in bold print.
LETTER FROM HENRY & ANNE KINZER TO SAMUEL LINN SEPTEMBER 8, 1839
Dear Bother & Sister
I’m very happy to inform you that we are all in good health. At this time and ____
Bean(?) so this summer for which we are very thankful to Almighty God for his
great mercies and goodness towards us in our old and declining years hoaping
that these few lines may find you all enjoying the same blessings.
We received
yours of July informing us of Catherine recovering slowley out of her long spell
of sickness which I am well aware of that people in advanced age will not
recover so soon as a young person. A few years ago Anney had a verey ____ spell
of ____ fever which life and death had a very hard struggle. I never saw any
person lower than she was but had longer ____ but did ____ fully recover in
health and _____ for more than one year after. But thank God for his great
mercy and goodness we both enjoy perfect health.
At this time you mentioned in
your last letter of a cure for a canser. As my daughter>Stoner is
afflicted with a canser on her body below the short ____. __ ______ we should
be pleased for you to procure a receipt and send it on if it will not be to
inconvenient. Our friends here are all in health with the exception of our son
John he is verey delicate but is improving slowley.
I must close for want of
room . If we were present with others I think they wood not trouble us for a
while of a night. Anney and all the famaley all ____ me in our ___most
affection’s for you and family. Write soon and let us hear from you.
A. . Catherinene
John Kinzer
Letter was addressed
to: Samuel Linn, Hillsborough, Highland Co., State of Ohio
Postmarked Johnsville, MD Sep 14th
This letter was transcribed by Larry Kinzer on Feb. 5, 2007
in Bradenton, FL. The copy of the original letter was acquired through the
Lancaster County Historical Society. The letter is part of the Samuel Slaymaker
II, White Chimneys Collection, MG-268 Series 2, Box 7. | 