Letter #1

December 18, 1785: Written by Aaron Sackett to his brother. The copy does not include a copy of the address side of the letter. A notation in margin of copy by Jimmy Hughes says: "From Aaron to Samuel"

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(?Skipton or Skiplon?)               December 18, 1785
loving brother I take this oportunity to write to you to
let you know that I amin a good state of health
as I hope these few lines will find you all. I must
in form you that thare is shocking work here since
you left this place (message #1 in code: "Jacobs has taken all the things that
you left in your house but the pot cittle and the
tea cittle whitch I took and hid and they are tobe sold
to morrow at publick sail and they have tached what is in
the stales hand and is trying for the leather and they are
going to brake me up likewise" ) and if you could come and                                                                                            settle up with every body I should be glad for I exspect to
lose every thing that I have if you don't for they say
and say that you an I was in pardner Ship and like
wise they say they can prove that I assisted you doing --
and I exspect a writ sarved on me in a few Days and it will
be hard for me to suffer for your Debts which I never                                                                                               Contracted for and if they make out any thing a gainst
me it will ruin me for I am jest beginning in the world
and have nothing to Spair and all you owe is not So much
but if you will you can settle it of and then you Can                                                                                                 (message #2 in code: "go whare you please in safety and fine in aney place")
and if you dont do Something about it I shall think
that you Dont Care about aney one if you Can yet clear your
Self and I want that you should come or send it soon
for I am in a great deal of trouble about it like wise
thair is Severil Skins that is mising Some of jesis                                                                                                               thair is too hides one (kid?) too Calfs and one horse Skin
he sais he brought in that their is no a Count of
and he sais that he sent an order Down with a man
to your house after Some and thair was to Skins thair
then and this man Did not take aney away and thair
is no Count about it Sence So I must Conclude
with Subscribing my Self your Loving brother

                                              Aaron Sackett

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The reference by Aaron that he was just beginning in the world and had nothing to spare would seem to indicate that he had been married for a short time. It would be nice to be able to determine the location of the place from which he wrote this letter. - T. King

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