| Title: | Andrew Lewis, Jackson's River, Virginia, to Brother Thomas Lewis, Staunton. |
|---|---|
| ID | 3577 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | lewis, andrew/6 |
| Year | 1755 |
| Sender | Major Andrew Lewis |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | army officer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Jackson's River, Virginia, USA |
| Destination | Staunton, Virginia, USA |
| Recipient | Lewis, Thomas |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | D 3197/4: Deposited by Patricia Burton |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Belfast |
| Doc. No. | 9412235 |
| Date | 16/05/1755 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT/JW, 19:12:1994. |
| Word Count | 119 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | To: Thomas Lewis Staunton, Virginia USA From: Andrew Lewis Jackson's River, May ye 16th, 1755 Dear Brother, I have been stopping here several days in purchasing of provisions. I have purchased as much grain as will serve three months, but will have a great deal of deficiency in getting of meat. I propose to march in ye Narrows towards Greenbrier. I think I shall go to Marlings in two days, where I propose to construct a small fort. I hope you will be so kind as to remind Mr. Jones to bring pay for my company from Colonel Wood as often as he has an opportunity, which he promised to do. I have nothing that is new to acquaint you of. I am, dear brother, your most affectionate and very humble servant, Andrew Lewis In the Annals of Bath County published in 1918, author Oren F. Morton stated this letter was the earliest known to have been written in what is now Bath County, Virginia. It was written by then Major Andrew Lewis to his brother, Thomas Lewis, of Staunton, Virginia. The site of "Marlings" is now Marlington, West Virginia. "Mr Jones" was Gabriel Jones, Kings Attorney of Augusta County and brother-in-law of Thomas Lewis. Two hundred and ten years later, in mid-May of 1965, Major Andrew Lewis' fifth great-grandson, Major Edward Higgins White II, was undergoing training at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the Gemini 4 flight. On June 3, 1965, at 3.45 P.M., Major White became the first American to walk in outer space. Two hundred and twenty-two years later, in mid-May of 1977, Thomas Lewis' fifth great-grandson, Charles Spittal Robb, was campaigning in the democratic primary in Virginia for the office of lieutenant-governor. On June 24, 1977, Charles S. Robb won the three-man race. Words (in letter): 119 |
