[Henry "Harry" Scarsbrook Langhorne at Chestnut Hill, Virginia to Sarah "Sally" Tate Steptoe Massie at [Pharsalia,] Tye River Mills, Nelson [County, Virginia,] October 18, 1827. Postmarked Lynchburg October 19. Massie Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society. This is my rough, annotated transcription from a copy graciously provided by William Myers. Extra paragraph breaks inserted for easier reading.]
Chestnut Hill Oct 18th 1827
Dear Sally
Miss Peggy Bradfute is with us & informs me that James is certainly on the mend & that his Physicians entertain no doubt of his recovery.
Frances has a return of the ague. Sally has recovered so far as to miss[?] her ague for the last four days.
Excuse this very short letter for I am really unwell. I have imprudently exposed myself & apprehend a relapse.
yours sincerely
Henry S. Langhorne
[Frances "Fanny" Callaway Steptoe Langhorne (1798-1832) married Henry "Harry" Scarsbrook Langhorne (1790-1854) on March 13, 1816. "Sally" is probably a reference to their baby daughter, Sarah Massie "Sally" Langhorne (1826-1881).
Sarah "Sally" Tate Steptoe Massie (1796-July 28, 1828) was married to William Massie (1795-1862) and was the daughter of James Steptoe (1750-1826). Their son Thomas James Massie (1817-1877) was born on March 23, 1817.There is a massive Massie collection at the University of Texas here
Miss Peggy Bradfute = Margaret "Peggy" Bradfute (1788-1833).
James = James Callaway Steptoe (1781-October 24, 1827), married to Catherine "Kitty" Mitchell (1780-1858) since 1808.
Chestnut Hill Oct 18th 1827
Dear Sally
Miss Peggy Bradfute is with us & informs me that James is certainly on the mend & that his Physicians entertain no doubt of his recovery.
Frances has a return of the ague. Sally has recovered so far as to miss[?] her ague for the last four days.
Excuse this very short letter for I am really unwell. I have imprudently exposed myself & apprehend a relapse.
yours sincerely
Henry S. Langhorne
[Frances "Fanny" Callaway Steptoe Langhorne (1798-1832) married Henry "Harry" Scarsbrook Langhorne (1790-1854) on March 13, 1816. "Sally" is probably a reference to their baby daughter, Sarah Massie "Sally" Langhorne (1826-1881).
Sarah "Sally" Tate Steptoe Massie (1796-July 28, 1828) was married to William Massie (1795-1862) and was the daughter of James Steptoe (1750-1826). Their son Thomas James Massie (1817-1877) was born on March 23, 1817.There is a massive Massie collection at the University of Texas here
Miss Peggy Bradfute = Margaret "Peggy" Bradfute (1788-1833).
James = James Callaway Steptoe (1781-October 24, 1827), married to Catherine "Kitty" Mitchell (1780-1858) since 1808.
The Physicians probably included Dr. William Steptoe (1791-1862) and perhaps indirectly Dr. James Townes Royall (circa 1797-1860), who had married Charles Johnston's daughter Frances Steptoe Johnston (circa 1807-after 1850), in Botetourt County on December 27, 1825.
Ague = malaria or something that caused similar reactions.]
Ague = malaria or something that caused similar reactions.]
[Many thanks to Sue Davis, William Myers, Mary Davy and Sally Young for their ongoing research collaboration.]
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