[Willis G. Clarke at Clarksburg, Ohio, February 9, 1841, to John Milton Binckley (1821-1878) at Somerset, Perry County, Ohio.].
Dear cousin M,
It was with great pleasure that I broke open your letter dated the third but am very sorry to hear that you are going to leave old Ohio we see you very seldom as near as we are to each other and if you go to Tenasse [Tennessee] i [I] fear we shall never see wach other again but I hope you will not go: but don't forget your promise to visit us whether you go or not: the boys are all well Tom Slaughter has turned Whig! perhaps this will be sad news to George I suppose he belongs to Matty Vans [Van Buren's] party but I'll just ask you if you are not glad that Harrison [William Henry Harrison, who would be dead in two months] is elected!
We lived on hard cider all summer and I huzzaue [huzzah] for Tip-- and Tyler [Tippecanoe & Tyler, Too] while you perhaps . . . were shouting for Martin Van Buron [Buren] and [T]homas H. Benton! that will never do we wouldn't go the hard money now how we just send off to Kinderhook and so he thought with the 4th of [M]arch I tell you tip will make the big treasurers walk but you are getting tired and so I'll close . . .
love to uncle aunt and all the family. Bobs [?] leave to you all and Mother & father
your affectionate
Willis G. Clarke
Original manuscript in the John Milton Binckley Papers, 1816-1943. Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. This is my rough transcription. Paragraph breaks made for easier reading.
Many thanks to William Myers for sending scanned copies of the documents from the Binckley papers, and also to Mary Davy and Sally Young for their assistance.
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