{"id":8884,"date":"2023-04-04T16:51:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/?page_id=8884"},"modified":"2023-04-04T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:51:54","slug":"j-r-baird-collection-4-3-1860","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/j-r-baird-collection-4-3-1860\/","title":{"rendered":"J.R. Baird Collection – 4\/3\/1860"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]\n

J.R. Baird Collection – April 3, 1860<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][page_submenu alignment=”center” sticky=”true” bg_color=”#008542″ link_color=”#ffffff”][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/manuscripts-and-guides\/” title=”Manuscripts & Subject Guides<\/strong>” id=”1680626932718-0″ tab_id=”1680626932719-7″] [\/page_link][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/guides-to-the-collection-page\/” title=”Collections Portal<\/strong>” id=”1680626932726-1″ tab_id=”1680626932726-10″] [\/page_link][page_link title=”Visit<\/strong>” id=”1680626941721-5″ tab_id=”1680626941722-2″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/visit\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Make a Request<\/strong>” id=”1680626942615-7″ tab_id=”1680626942615-7″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/requests\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”About Us<\/strong>” id=”1680626943721-5″ tab_id=”1680626943722-1″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments-archives-museum-about-us\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Yearbooks Online<\/strong>” id=”1680626944471-10″ tab_id=”1680626944472-6″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/yearbooks-alumni-magazines-delta-state-histories\/”][\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]J.R. Baird Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transcribed by: Wanda Ray<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transcription Date: 2.10.2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Crawford<\/p>\n

April 3, 1860<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dear John:<\/p>\n

Next to seeing our absent friends is receiving letters from them.\u00a0 Your letter this morning cheered me considerably.\u00a0 I think I will not allow myself any more uneasiness about my absent ones.\u00a0 But try to leave them I faith in the hands of God believing that he will do all things well.\u00a0 I received a letter from your Pa at Vicksburg.\u00a0 He said after visiting Mary he should hasten home.\u00a0 I am daily expecting him and will write you as soon as he returns.\u00a0 Also our from Mary of the same date \u2013 She writes in much better spirits \u2013 this winter than she ever has since she lived in the swamp.\u00a0 We have an excellent overseer at our plantation.\u00a0 The boys say he is ahead of all his neighbors in farming.\u00a0 I do hope he will make a good crop.\u00a0 Mr. McLelland is sick this week with Carbuncels on his neck, and the boys are trying to shoot turkeys.\u00a0 There are a great many in the swamp this spring.\u00a0 The male school numbers fifty and the Female about as large.\u00a0 I can scarcely imagine where all the children come from.\u00a0 I believe you correspond with Sid and probably have heard that Lucy won\u2019t stay in Camden with Mr. Horford and Wm.\u00a0 She got back last Friday night.\u00a0 Horford says Miss Lucy would not do anything but cry to go home and he thought it was best to bring her back to her Mama.\u00a0 He returned to Camden this morning and left her not knowing when he would return.\u00a0 Oh!\u00a0 What a world this is!\u00a0 I think people ought not to marry until they are willing to give up everybody else for each other.\u00a0 You say your Pa and yourself are the most wretched that ever lived.\u00a0 Stop and reflect.\u00a0 Whose fault is it?\u00a0 If the fault is at your own door, begin at once to correct it.\u00a0 Cultivate a contented disposition.\u00a0 Do your duty; and those things you can\u2019t control be satisfied with.\u00a0 There is nothing short of genuine Religion that will give anything like permanent happiness.\u00a0 The promise is \u201cSee first the kingdom of heaven and all things else shall be added onto us.\u201d<\/p>\n

I have an excellent garden this spring.\u00a0 I have had greens for the last three weeks.\u00a0 My peas are in full bloom, lettuce and spinach ready for use &c.\u00a0 Miss Nannie has just sent me a nice plat of wild turkey and jelly.\u00a0 I wish I could hand it over to you.\u00a0 I will see if I can send your summer clothes by express and let you know very soon.\u00a0 If I conclude not to send them I expect it would be better to wait and get them in Vicksburg or Memphis.\u00a0 If you should be obliged to attend court which I do hope you will not.\u00a0 Bobbie says tell Buddy John I love him and he loves me.\u00a0 Now reckon he will write back.\u00a0 How do I know he loves me?\u00a0 I send you $20 Mon which will liquidate your indebtedness that fir and will try and send more soon.\u00a0 Your Pa thought it best not to sink more than that at once.<\/p>\n

Your doting Mother ETB.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/p>\n

This letter was written when JR Baird was at Bethany, VA.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

END OF DOCUMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":637,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":99,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8884","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8885,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8884\/revisions\/8885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}