Wanting to see mother, report of visit to daughter

Columbia, Kentucky
May 1817
25

Virginia
With County

Mrs. Elizabeth
Gleaves

May the 1  1831    Adaire County  Caintucky

          Diear mother I onest more am permited to lift my pen to inform that myself and family are injoying a [  ]ble portion of  health at preasent to feeling those [wi]ll find you enjoying the same and the rest [ ] friends in that  County   diear mother I do [ ] you onest more while we live on this earth [ ] could be so it appears to me that I never shall be satisfied without I see you onst more knowing it to be a duty that children owe to their parents.  I feal it so it is a long road but I would not dread it if I had mony enuf to take there and come home again.  I would wish to bring my three youngest children with me.  I could be much better satisfied during my visit. I have paid my daughter in athens in eas Tenessee a visit this Spring.  My son hyvanan (Hiram) set fore thier the 8 day of March last and returned the 5 of April.  Found our friends well accept my son in law.  He was some time in bed and some times about    He had chils and fevors.  The complaint was call a plage.        Several had died in that place jest before arive there.  We returned through Blount County.  My old father in law has got to be very helpless.  It is as much as he can do to get to the door with two staves. he is in tolerable health.  He has a very tiresome time setting and lying and never expects to be any better while he lives.  Diear mother herd from Sister Allen a few days since the were all well then  Sister had yet sent you a letter you hear from them the pertic[  ]   my diear if I never should Se you more I [ ] we will meet above when parting is no [  ] …sabscode… myself   your ever affect[ionate] child till death.

Marg[  ]urk 

A few lines to sister Nancy dier sister I do wish you to rite me a letter and let me no how you are and when you are comeing to se me for I no I wish well tell brother Jeames T I would be [ ] that he would send me a letter and let no [about h]is jurney and how he liked the mis[ ] he got home tell sister polly port[er that] I hope to se her and her family if I come. Give my best love to her and family. Remember my best respects to my brother Jeames and sister Malvina and their little children and please to accept a portion of the same for your self

(In Dr. Chitwood's hand writing)

Letter from Asa Finley who married Esther Gleaves - went to Kentucky and later to Mo.

Paper from Thomas Turk who married Margaret Gleaves and settled in Adair County, Ky -

(Let. from either Margaret or Esther Gleaves to their mother Elizabeth)