Letter from Joseph Cahoon to J.B. and D.K. Cahoon

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Name/Title

Letter from Joseph Cahoon to J.B. and D.K. Cahoon

Entry/Object ID

2000.FIC.02.209

Scope and Content

Letter from Joseph Cahoon to J.B. and D.K. Cahoon relating family news. [Lydia, his wife, had passed away in 1834 so he is living on his own.] He writes of the contested land between Michigan and Ohio, updates on Benjamin Cahoon's marriage, assisting daughter Rebecca and Jacob Heaths family financially. Joseph requests that Daniel come home to assist him. Dover January 4th 1836 Dear Children, Last Saturday I was at Wm. O. Cahoons and saw a line from you and rejoiced to hear of your welfare likewise I learned that you had not received my last November letter that I wrote to you therefore being in hopes you will leave that favor of November I should omit many things that I wrote in that and omit as many things have taken place that I wrote in that for since November many things have taken place unexpected at that time Benjamin and JF Cahoon have come home and I offered him I believe move to take the charge of the grist mill that it would have brought in but he has left home and gone to the north of the state as this time they contested ground between the State of Ohio and Michigan the mouth of the Maume Benjamin Cahoon has married a tayloress that had a room in the house, Sister to the mans wife that has lived long at the place and house a smart woman for business between twenty seven and thirty years old and attends to but little but his wife and houses I urge him sometimes to take hold of the mills and ask him what he can do better sometimes he lays watch the weather at other times he says you have given all to Joel B: and they are nothing worth nothing so they are, and we cannot push them on reprimand less [p. 2] go forward into J.B hands and so they will wave me out by putting down everything about she finds of habit. Rebeccah with her children come to make all family a visit often. Staying a while with Amos and myself we helped Kent in Dover to see another friend and often a goodly time amongst friends returned to Father Jacob was yet abroad after boarding with me some time with with the family I was boarding with about a week I supposed they had not wherewith to set upon themselves and afterwords I found I had guessed overnight I furnished a room and being abandon about Christmas Jack came wanted more provisions than I could bound out but had nothing to pay me as I had as I am want to live as any of them it was said I should get my living from Jack I cannot be so liberal as they wish I am aboused and shall have to leave home to live in peace and I fear everything will go to serving therefore I want DK Cahoon to come home and help take care of things or all will be comons by next summer in spite of all that I can do I have attended to the mill last fall and this winter when there was no water to grind only by hand I was up and went to bed [p. 3] two or three times in the night and ground and paying Rebeccas children room and Jacobs board and setting them up to live has swept everything off and still they are unkind and not satisfied all our friends are well especially Aby Johnson which had been unwell this four months She is about house but continues weak William & Letty Stiler have embraced the same Gospel or what the sects call the Campbell Sistenm and Amoses three oldest children write soon and let me know when Daniel K will come or some avice whose Doc for I want friend advice no more at present but remaining Your afflicted and affecionate parent Joseph Cahoon To JB & DK Cahoons Back next to address section: Brother Please come down soon Mr. Cahoon wishes you to come as soon as convenient. We are all well. Present my ? to Mr. Clabaugh has then recieved the letter from Father similar to this. Yours M.A. Cahoon Addressed to: Dover O 25 Jany 6 Mr. Daniel K. Cahoon Clear Spring Washington Co Md Note: n Disciples of Christ: Teachings …Campbell summarized his theology in The Christian System (1835), the most influential book in shaping Disciples thought. In it he outlined a commonsense biblical doctrine against the complex theories of the schools and the sects. He emphasized reliance on the Bible and insisted on going to the sources. https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Christian-System

Collection

Early Family Papers: Cahoon

Relationships

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Stiler, Letty

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Stiler, Wilbur

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Heath, Silicia

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Heath, Rebeckah Cahoon

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Heath, Jacob

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Heath, Franklin

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Cahoon, Amos

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Cahoon, Joseph

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Cahoon, Joel Butler

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Cahoon, Daniel Kenyon (b.1803)

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Cahoon, Benjamin

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Clabaugh, George

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Notes

2000.FIC.02.210, 2000.FIC.02.211