Download or read book Letter 1856 Jan 12 Culpeper C Hs to my Dear Brother John John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Announced his intention of moving his family from Culpeper Court House, Virginia to Alexandria. "Some day next week, I shall go to Alexandria and take position in the transportation office there."

Download or read book Letter 1851 June 24 Culpeper Va to My Dear Bro John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I write now perhaps earlier than I should have done, to report the death of our little baby. Died this morning after being sick a week or two. Precious little babe! God gave and He has taken away.

Download or read book Letter 1854 Jan 30 Culpeper C Ho to John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entire letter humorously describes the fact that James has been too busy to write to his brother John. He ended by saying: "I ought to have written to you, to you, anyhow, long before this, and there is no use trying to get out of it--and so tomorrow or next day, I will write to you--really no time now."

Download or read book Letter 1851 Dec 25 Culpeper to Dear Bro John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrote his brother that he was moving from Culpeper Court House, Va.: "Mr. Power, Old Jimmy, has broken out in a fresh place, about the dire necessity for his removing to the place I am occupying and I have decided to remove--have rented James Barbour's establishment, where old Jack formerly lived. You shall hear from me again."

Download or read book Letter 1851 Nov 28 Culpeper to Dear Uncle John John Albert Broadus written by Wilmer Somerville Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scolds his uncle because he has not answered his previous letter, and quizzes him about Latin. "I am very glad you named little cousin [Eliza Somerville Broadus] after myself. Brother Tom lacks just two years of being as old as myself. I am seven years old."

Download or read book Letter 1859 Aug 27 Culpeper Court House Va to my Dear John John Albert Broadus written by Somerville Ward Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was visiting her Virginia relatives prior to John's move to Greenville, S.C. where he would become part of the first faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. "I had the pleasure of seeing your uncle William [William F. Broaddus] and Aunt Lucy, on their way to the camp meeting ... You said your sale would come off Tuesday. There is a small piece of furniture I would like to have. A work stand that used to sit in your chamber."

Download or read book Letter 1852 Feb 11 Culpeper Ct House Va to my Dear John John Albert Broadus written by Somerville Ward Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apologized for not writing more often, described a visit from his brother [James Madison Broadus]. Wrote about a projected trip to visit friends in Baltimore and Richmond. "Tell her [Maria, Broadus's wife] I highly appreciate the compliment that you and her have paid me in giving to your first born [Eliza Somerville Broadus] my name. May you be enabled to raise, educate, and train her to be an ornament to society and a blessing to yourselves." Said she received a letter from Carrie [Caroline M. Broadus, who died in Aug. 1852]. "It was all the more gratifying because it was written with her own hands. She does not [speak?] in very flattering terms of her improvement, [and thinks?] her disease no better, but I feel that she is mistaken for could there be so great a change, for her to be able to sit up and walk about her room and to enjoy the pleasure of reading and writing unless she has greatly improved?"

Download or read book Letter 1851 Aug 5 Culpeper Va to John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why in the world do you not write to me? ... Write to me, a letter. Direct it to James. M. Broadus, Culpeper C. House, Va--put it in a place called the post office, and tell them to treat it according to law. Then I shall hear from you like a white man ought to hear from his white brother.

Download or read book Letter 1856 Sept 20 Sherwood to my Dear Husband John Albert Broadus written by Maria Carter Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrote: "I am going to write you a very short letter, for several reasons--One is, that I may prove to you my ability to do so, and another is because I am getting anxious to accomplish something while I am here and have done little or nothing so far. We are all well except Annie, and she seems to get on very well during the day, but is restless at night. I think we will have to give her 'Vermifuge' before she will be entirely well."

Download or read book Letter 1852 Oct 5 C H Culpeper Courthouse Va to Dear Bro John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerning the death of their sister, Caroline M. Broadus: "I never was half so busy before in all my life. I much prefer your writing the obituary yourself. I know you can do more justice than I, and my dear Bro. I have not a moment to spare. Our sister was born Aug. 16th, 1821."

Download or read book Letter 1857 July 16 Alexandria to my Dear Uncle John Albert Broadus written by Thomas Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlined plans to vist Culpeper and Madison, Va. "this summer." Thanks Broadus for sending Harpers weekly to "me, Brother John, and the two."

Download or read book Letter 1848 Oct 18 Shelbyville Ky to My Dear Nephew John Albert Broadus written by William F. Broaddus and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broaddus wrote that he was truly gratified to hear that "you are giving your time to the work of the ministry." Complains that "your Father" who is "my eldest brother, whom I have always sincerely loved," has not written since January 1847. "Once I attempted a correspondence with you; but you dropped it suddenly. Madison and Martha also both failed to respond to my letters. Meanwhile, your excellent mother died, and not one of the family ever wrote me a line and to this day, I am totally ignorant of the particulars of her death." Says his own ministry in Kentucky has "not been much blessed." "Your uncle Andrew has rec'd a call to Virginia and will probably accept."

Download or read book Letter 1856 July 16 Alexandria Va to John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scolded his brother for his "determination to refuse a professorship in the university. "To see you so obstinately (may I say) persist in being poor when you could so easily have an ample living, to see you thus persist in refusing to be placed above the pains of poverty, makes it necessary for me to look at the conscience of the case with purer eyes than most men have." Ends with: "I must not forget to relate that last week some day, I saw your acquaintance and friend Mr. Theo's Scott of Orange, and learned of him that instead of one little Maria Louisa, you have two little girls--twins." John A. Broadus was offered the chair of Greek at the University of Virginia. He refused, but accepted the chaplaincy of the University, serving 1855-1858.

Download or read book Letter 1856 Aug 27 Alexandria to John Albert Broadus written by James Madison Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrote of the death of his twelve-year-old son: "My dear boy Wilmer died today at 12 o'clock and feeling that no one will sympathize more faithfully and truly than you, I write you this morning, after having written only to Mr. Bickers [Edmund Bickers, husband of their sister Martha?] to arrange for the burial tomorrow."

Download or read book Letter 1852 Dec 13 Portland Me to my Dear Brother Broadus John Albert Broadus written by Jacob Richardson Scott and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expressed his sympathy upon the death of Broadus's sister Caroline: "the sad intelligence conveyed in your letter touched a very tender cord [sic] in my bosom. I can find some idea of the intense sorrow which the death of my dear friend Carry must have created in your own immediate family. How deeply afflicted is my excellent brother Whitescarver [Caroline's husband]. May the Giver of comfort and grace be with him." Caroline M. Broadus died Aug. 25, 1852. He continued: "Circumstances have delayed my marriage, but I expect on or before the 18th of January ensuing, to be united to Miss Catherine F. Lewis of Boston, a niece of the Mayor of the city."

Download or read book Letter 1857 Jan 26 Woodlawn to my Dear Pastor John Albert Broadus written by Cornelia A. Crank and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having begun teaching school at the home of Broadus's sister Martha, Cornelia wrote of her progress. "I commenced the 18th with seven pupils. The weather has been so inclement that they have not been able to come since last week. Mr. Bickers thinks the school will number 12 and perhaps 15 scholars, most of them grown and some much ahead of me in years. I haven't seen the oldest yet but very much hope they are not smart in proportion to their ages; if they are I have no use for them."

Download or read book Letter 1851 Oct 23 Culpeper to Dear Uncle James Albert Broadus written by Wilmer Somerville Broadus and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John A. Broadus's seven-year-old nephew described the animals he saw in the zoo. "I am learning some of my Latin every day and trying to understand it. I am anxious to hear the name of my little cousin [Eliza Somerville Broadus]."