Written by Teresa WRIGHT GREEN to her brother Milton.

Envelope is addressed to: Mr. Milton Wright Dowagiac Cap. Co., Mich

Jersey Co., Ill Dec the 3d 1861

Dear Brothers, Sisters and Friends,

It is with much pleasure that I embrace the present opportunity of writing a few lines once more, we have all left the land of Missouri and are in ILL, part left in August, last, and the rest of us staid as long as we could and when we found that we had to leave or be in the hands of the rebels again (they said they would have us out if they had to burn us out) we thought we could come while we had a chnce, two weeks ago last Friday we took the notion to come and started on Sunday, we had good luck on the road and landed at Aunty Peggy's last friday night, we was received with suprise and kindness from all from all, there is a man that came to Father and offered him a house free of rent, and I think he will accept the offer with many thanks as he left every thing behind him, and has a large family to support, we had plenty of everything to do us if we could have staid in any kind of saftey.

When General Segal retreated from Springfield the last time Father went to see him, and he told Father to leave so we fixed and left, and here we are, some in one place and some in another, waiting to see what we are to do and where we are to go, Fathers are at Bill HUFF's, Will Green is at____ (I could not make this out), Jesse and I are at Uncle Peters's (TIETSORT), we are going to Henry Chistophers to stay.

Now for the babys, we have got one of the sweetest little girls in the kingdom, we call her Mary Eunice, Peacheys folks have got a boy. Perhaps some may feel interested about Riches wife, she is at Rolla with her husband, when she first talked of going to Rolla we all tried to talk her from going but she was determined to go, we was glas of it as things turned out afterwards.The Friends and relations are well at present,and I hope these few lines may find you the same. This must do for the present for all of us we do not know what we are to do, after we are settled I will write again. I want you all to write us, Oh I forgot to say any thing about Simpson, he I guess will stay with Father with this winter. (this could be a surname as there are SIMPSONS that married in the family)

So no more at present but I remain your Friend and Sister Teresa.

Dec the 9th Since I commenced my letter (husband)Jesse has had the measels (sic) and was pretty sick for two or three days, but he is able to sit up, and Margaret has the chills again, we are to Uncle Peter's yet, but if I do not take the measels this week we will move to Fidelity, the house will be ready for us on Wednesday, the man finds us a house and gives him a dollar a day to work in the shop Father has got a house. I must close as Uncle Pete is ready to start to Jerseyville. Write soon all of you. No more at present to write. Write to Fidelity~~

1 Elijah W. Wright b: 17 August 1801 in NJ, lived in Butler Co.,Ohio d: 10 March 1865 near Bloomington,  IL  + spouse Charity Tietsort   b: 01 September 1811 in Butler Co., Ohio d: 21 October 1835  in    Cass Co., MI    Father: William Tietsort and Mother: Elsie Van Ness

..... 2 John T. Wright b: 01 December 1829 d: 22 February 1900 +Barbara Muffly from          Belgium

..... 2 Joel W. Wright b: 18 February 1831 + Carrie M. Torrence

..... 2 Milton W. Wright b: 14 June 1833 d: 03 December 1909+Elizabeth Myers

..... 2 Elmira Wright b: 21 April 1835 d: 23 July 1906 +William Green

*2nd Wife of Elijah W. Wright: .. +Mary Johnson b: 16 March 1818 in Lahoma, Major,   Oklahoma d: 07 February 1897 Father: Josiah Johnson

..... 2 Ellen Wright b: 04 June 1837 d: 08 August 1853

..... 2 Teresa Wright b: 26 February 1839 d: 26 April 1906 +Jesse Green

..... 2 Matilda L. Wright b: 21 April 1841 d: 18 August 1842

..... 2 Margareta Wright b: 14 January 1843 d: 02 March 1869 +Stanley A. Simpson

..... 2 Eliza J. Wright b: 28 January 1845 d: 02 September 1926 +Geroge Huff

..... 2 Eli B. Wright b: 14 October 1846 d: 12 February 1928+ Susan Warren

..... 2 Sara J. Wright b: 05 July 1848 d: 16 October 1927 + John P. Beckenbaugh

..... 2 Johnson J. Wright b: 09 August 1850 d: 14 January 1915 + Margaret I. Turner,          Morrisonville, IL m. 24 Dec 1879 at Decautur, Macon, IL

..... 2 Alice V. Wright b: 06 April 1852 d: 24 December 190 +John Sullivan

..... 2 Phebe O. Wright b: 20 January 1854 d: 10 July 1944 +Joseph O. Fyffe

..... 2 Olive S. Wright b: 30 August 1856 d: 02 May 1893

..... 2 Benjamin Franklin Wright b: 30 March 1857 in MO d: 27 August 1931 in Lahoma, Major,       Oklahoma  +Ida Belle "Rose" Zimmerman b: 27 February 1881 in Hinch, Shannon Co.,       Missouri d: 07 June 1967 in Drummond, Garfield, Oklahoma  Father: Benjamin Zimmerman       and Mother: Tennessee Davis

........... 3 Francis Wright +Alma Daugherty d: in Drummond, Garfield, Oklahoma

........... 3 Anna Pha Wright b: 02 February 1902 in Lahoma, Major, Oklahoma d: 09 December               1980 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas + George W. James b: 26 November 1895 in               Waverly, Lafayette, Missouri d: 29 January 1966 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas Father:               George W. James Mother: Mary Balleau/Ballew

..................4 Frank W. James b: in Lahoma, Major, Ok +Joyce Fryrear

................. 4 Rosemary James b: 08 May 1922 in Lahoma, Major, Ok d: 1980 in Garden City,                       KS +Robert Oscar Remmert

*................4 Paul Jesse James b: 17 February 1927 in Lahoma, Major, Oklahoma d: 19 August 1980 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas+ +LaVona Irene Lawson b: in Webb City, Osage, Oklahoma Father: Virgil Lawson Mother: Hazel Brisbin

......................... 5 Yvonne Marleen James b: in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas ............................. +Stephen Dennis Henderson b: in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois Parents are Everett Henderson & Marie Galbraith

*2nd Wife of Paul Jesse James: Patricia Joanne McClurg in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas

..................4 Ruth Ellen James b: 23 March 1928 in Lahoma, Major, Ok + Orwin C. Weishaar

..... 2 William M. Wright b: 14 May 1862 d: 09 March 1864