Origsize: 9" x 9"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Name/Title
Letter from D.K. Cahoon to William Cahoon.
Entry/Object ID
2000.FIC.02.110
Scope and Content
Letter from D.K. Cahoon to William O. Cahoon providing an update on a court case which has been postponed. The case has been discussed previously. He announces proudly that he has retained his bachelor status. He mentions General Harrison coming through town. There is discussion of family and their health status. He mentions the possibility of contract work in the near future in Kentucky.
Louisville Ky Nov. 7th 1849
Dear Brother
I arrived in Old Kentuck yesterday morning by the mail boat to attend the Circuit Court of N. Albany Indiana an appealed case of J.B. Cahoon the suit is postponed to April Court, on tomorrow I leave for home, I left Brother Joel B's family all well on the 4th of this month yesterday I spent in New Albany at our friend Overturf's he is living on Market Street between Bank and Pearl streets and requested me to write you to stop with him when you come up the River he is elected Justice Peace in his City If you should not come before the first of Janry. please send him the Acnt of his will If you have a good opportunity if not wait until you come up - you talked about remaining on the Green River next year I would not make any positive agreement for next year for I think something
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may be done in Ohio & Kentucky however I wish you and family to come up and see us and then you will find out that I am a Bachelor yet, and from all human probabilities will remain so how long I know not but it gives me pleasure to think that Gnl Harrison is going a head of every thing in this western & southern country. We will be through with our present contract by the fifteenth of Dec. next- don't forget and come up and see us before Christmas. Please give my respects to Mr. Brown and say to him I wish him well. I have some prospects of some more Mason work on the Cin. & Whitewater Canal and if so I will give you a chance
Yours truly
D.K. Cahoon
P.S. If you do not please leave soon please write me to Cleve, Ohio imedly, and let me know your intentions and much obliged your Brother etc etc
D.K.C
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Partial faded Postmark in Blue: NOV / 8 / ...ILLE KY 18
William O Cahoon
Evansville
Ind.
