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Title: 1849-08-01 LAFAYETTE IND. (In)***W----TIPPECANOE CO----BLUE 31MM CDS & STAMPED 5 RATE-----TO WILLIAM CARTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DEFIANCE, DEFIANCE CO, OHIO-----FROM MAJ.JOHN BEASTON SEMANS(1850,60 US CENSUS, B. MONROE CO, OHIO 6 DEC 1804, D.22 AUG 1853, SON OF SIMON AND LADY BEASTON, OF BEASTON CASTLE, WALES, 1ST SPOUSE, M. MARY ANNA DILL SEMANS 1 SEP 1831{B. 22 FEB 1811, D. 14 FEB 1842}, CHILDREN, CHARITY LUCINDA SEMANS HADLEY, INFANT SON SEMANS, ELLEN MARIA SEMANS, MARGARET ELIZABETH SEMANS DODD, 2ND SPOUSE, M. CHARITY HICKCOX SEMANS 8 MAY 1843{B. OHIO 1817, D. 17 MAY 1880}, CHILDREN, JENNETTE M BEASTON SEMANS DELEVAN, FRANCES SEAMAN, MARY J SEAMAN, ANN E SEMAN, EMMA G SEMAN, EVA SEMANS), LAFAYETTE, TIPPECANOE CO, INDIANA-----"MY AGENT MR. SESSIONS WILL PAY THE NOTE OF MINE FOR $18.50"----"THE CHOLERA HAS BEEN COMMITTING SAD HAVOC IN OUR MIDST FOR THE LAST MONTH. THERE HAVE BEEN NOT LESS THAN 300 CASES AND 100 DEATHS. I SHOULD THINK THAT MORE THAN ONE HALF OF OUR CITIZENS HAVE LEFT TOWN. I NEVER LOOKED UPON AS GLOOMY A PLACE AS LAFAYETTE IS AT THIS MOMENT. YESTERDAY WAS NOT QUITE SO FEARFUL A DAY AS THE TWO DAYS PREVIOUS; AND I HAVE NOT HEARD THE REPORTS OF THIS MORNING. ....A FEW HOURS ONLY USUALLY ELAPSE BETWEEN THE ATTACK AND DEATH. THOSE WHO FAIL TO ACT PROMPTLY UPON THE PRINCIPAL THAT "DIARREA IS CHOLERA" ARE ALMOST CERTAIN VICTIMS"----GENEALOGY-------2pg----ERNIES COLLECTION $25 Item ID: E0-30462 View Map
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| 1849-08-01 LAFAYETTE IND. (In)***W----TIPPECANOE CO----BLUE 31MM CDS & STAMPED 5 RATE-----TO WILLIAM CARTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DEFIANCE, DEFIANCE CO, OHIO-----FROM MAJ.JOHN BEASTON SEMANS(1850,60 US CENSUS, B. MONROE CO, OHIO 6 DEC 1804, D.22 AUG 1853, SON OF SIMON AND LADY BEASTON, OF BEASTON CASTLE, WALES, 1ST SPOUSE, M. MARY ANNA DILL SEMANS 1 SEP 1831{B. 22 FEB 1811, D. 14 FEB 1842}, CHILDREN, CHARITY LUCINDA SEMANS HADLEY, INFANT SON SEMANS, ELLEN MARIA SEMANS, MARGARET ELIZABETH SEMANS DODD, 2ND SPOUSE, M. CHARITY HICKCOX SEMANS 8 MAY 1843{B. OHIO 1817, D. 17 MAY 1880}, CHILDREN, JENNETTE M BEASTON SEMANS DELEVAN, FRANCES SEAMAN, MARY J SEAMAN, ANN E SEMAN, EMMA G SEMAN, EVA SEMANS), LAFAYETTE, TIPPECANOE CO, INDIANA-----"MY AGENT MR. SESSIONS WILL PAY THE NOTE OF MINE FOR $18.50"----"THE CHOLERA HAS BEEN COMMITTING SAD HAVOC IN OUR MIDST FOR THE LAST MONTH. THERE HAVE BEEN NOT LESS THAN 300 CASES AND 100 DEATHS. I SHOULD THINK THAT MORE THAN ONE HALF OF OUR CITIZENS HAVE LEFT TOWN. I NEVER LOOKED UPON AS GLOOMY A PLACE AS LAFAYETTE IS AT THIS MOMENT. YESTERDAY WAS NOT QUITE SO FEARFUL A DAY AS THE TWO DAYS PREVIOUS; AND I HAVE NOT HEARD THE REPORTS OF THIS MORNING. ....A FEW HOURS ONLY USUALLY ELAPSE BETWEEN THE ATTACK AND DEATH. THOSE WHO FAIL TO ACT PROMPTLY UPON THE PRINCIPAL THAT "DIARREA IS CHOLERA" ARE ALMOST CERTAIN VICTIMS"----GENEALOGY-------2pg----PAGE 1----ERNIES COLLECTION $25 Date: 1849-08-01 |
| 1849-08-01 LAFAYETTE IND. (In)***W----TIPPECANOE CO----BLUE 31MM CDS & STAMPED 5 RATE-----TO WILLIAM CARTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DEFIANCE, DEFIANCE CO, OHIO-----FROM MAJ.JOHN BEASTON SEMANS(1850,60 US CENSUS, B. MONROE CO, OHIO 6 DEC 1804, D.22 AUG 1853, SON OF SIMON AND LADY BEASTON, OF BEASTON CASTLE, WALES, 1ST SPOUSE, M. MARY ANNA DILL SEMANS 1 SEP 1831{B. 22 FEB 1811, D. 14 FEB 1842}, CHILDREN, CHARITY LUCINDA SEMANS HADLEY, INFANT SON SEMANS, ELLEN MARIA SEMANS, MARGARET ELIZABETH SEMANS DODD, 2ND SPOUSE, M. CHARITY HICKCOX SEMANS 8 MAY 1843{B. OHIO 1817, D. 17 MAY 1880}, CHILDREN, JENNETTE M BEASTON SEMANS DELEVAN, FRANCES SEAMAN, MARY J SEAMAN, ANN E SEMAN, EMMA G SEMAN, EVA SEMANS), LAFAYETTE, TIPPECANOE CO, INDIANA-----"MY AGENT MR. SESSIONS WILL PAY THE NOTE OF MINE FOR $18.50"----"THE CHOLERA HAS BEEN COMMITTING SAD HAVOC IN OUR MIDST FOR THE LAST MONTH. THERE HAVE BEEN NOT LESS THAN 300 CASES AND 100 DEATHS. I SHOULD THINK THAT MORE THAN ONE HALF OF OUR CITIZENS HAVE LEFT TOWN. I NEVER LOOKED UPON AS GLOOMY A PLACE AS LAFAYETTE IS AT THIS MOMENT. YESTERDAY WAS NOT QUITE SO FEARFUL A DAY AS THE TWO DAYS PREVIOUS; AND I HAVE NOT HEARD THE REPORTS OF THIS MORNING. ....A FEW HOURS ONLY USUALLY ELAPSE BETWEEN THE ATTACK AND DEATH. THOSE WHO FAIL TO ACT PROMPTLY UPON THE PRINCIPAL THAT "DIARREA IS CHOLERA" ARE ALMOST CERTAIN VICTIMS"----GENEALOGY-------2pg----PAGE 2----ERNIES COLLECTION $25 Date: 1849-08-01 |
