ÿþ<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <link rel=File-List href="Letter%20to%20WG%20Singleton%20about%20Hannah%20Waite_files/filelist.xml"> <title>Letter to WG Singleton about Hannah Waite</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="date"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Author>default</o:Author> <o:Template>Normal</o:Template> <o:LastAuthor>Thomas Dicken</o:LastAuthor> <o:Revision>8</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>198</o:TotalTime> <o:Created>2004-07-20T16:39:00Z</o:Created> <o:LastSaved>2005-10-30T18:34:00Z</o:LastSaved> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>367</o:Words> <o:Characters>2098</o:Characters> <o:Lines>17</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>4</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>2461</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>10.2625</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState> <w:GrammarState>Clean</w:GrammarState> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.SpellE {mso-style-name:""; mso-spl-e:yes;} span.GramE {mso-style-name:""; mso-gram-e:yes;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050"/> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1"/> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFCC" background="Letter%20to%20WG%20Singleton%20about%20Hannah%20Waite_files/image001.jpg" lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <v:background id="_x0000_s1025" o:bwmode="white" fillcolor="#ffc"> <v:fill src="Letter%20to%20WG%20Singleton%20about%20Hannah%20Waite_files/image001.jpg" o:title="Parchment" type="tile"/> </v:background></xml><![endif]--> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The letter below confirms the family relationship between Obediah Waite and Joseph <span class=SpellE>Leavell</span> Waite, sons of John and Keziah Waite of Culpeper/Madison, Virginia<span class=GramE>. </span>Washington G. Singleton was the husband of Obediah <span class=GramE>Waites</span> daughter Maria Antoinette.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Letter from Library of Virginia papers on Microfiche of correspondence of Washington G. Singleton (1798-1866), Misc. reel 199, correspondence 1844-1849<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>To: Washington George Singleton, </span><st1:place><st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Winchester</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span><st1:State><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>VA</span></st1:State></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span><st1:date Year="1845" Day="2" Month="10"><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial'>Oct</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. 2, 1845</span></st1:date></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>From: Fairview, Guernsey <span class=SpellE>Cty</span>, OH</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Mr. Singleton, Dear Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>By request of your <strong><span style='font-family:Arial; font-weight:normal'>Aunt</span></strong> Hannah <span class=GramE>Wait</span> I now address you. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>I</span> saw her on yesterday at the house of my father beside whom she lived for several years. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>She requested <span class=GramE>me</span> to state to you that your Uncle Joseph Wait has been dead for sometime. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>That she <span class=GramE>? </span>insolvent and she is now in <span class=SpellE>distrysing</span> circumstances having four Grand children left with her without any means of <span class=SpellE>suporting</span> herself or those who look to her for the <span class=SpellE>necesseties</span> of life except her own <span class=SpellE>labour</span> which is entirely in --<span class=GramE>???</span>-- being herself now in her sixty second year. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Her children have all left her except two who owing to the delicate condition of their health are rather increasing her charge than otherwise. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The children who are now with her are Hannah her youngest daughter and Obediah her youngest son<span class=GramE>. </span>I believe the Grand children are those of <span class=SpellE>Lemuel</span> whose wife is dead<span class=GramE>? </span>(<span class=GramE>or</span> at least the mother of the children is dead). <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It may be he is married again of that <span class=GramE>I</span> am not informed. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The object I now have in --<span class=GramE>?--</span> is to ascertain whether or no you could do anything to <span class=SpellE>releive</span> them or no. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have not seen the old lady very frequently for some years back when she lived in our <span class=SpellE>neeighborhood</span> she was in more prosperous circumstances than at present and it was not without eliciting some feeling from me that she related her sufferings and privations. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>She requested <span class=GramE>me</span> to insist on you doing something for her if it lies in your power and if not you to write immediately informing her of that fact and of your health. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>If you will be sure and write upon the <span class=SpellE>recpt</span> of this.</span> <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Direct your letter to </span><st1:PersonName><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>James</span></st1:PersonName><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <span class=SpellE>Wherry</span>, </span><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fairview</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span><st1:place><st1:City><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Guernsey</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> County</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span><st1:State><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ohio</span></st1:State></st1:place><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Mr. <span class=SpellE>Wherry</span> is the son-in-law of the old <span class=GramE>lady</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Yours truly, <span class=SpellE>Jno</span> Morton</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:State><st1:place><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Washington</span></span></st1:place></st1:State><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> G. Singleton Papers, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, </span></span><st1:place><st1:City><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Winchester</span></span></st1:City><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></span><st1:State><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>VA.</span></span></st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Permission to cite granted on </span><st1:date Year="2004" Day="21" Month="5"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial'>May 21, 2004</span></st1:date><span style='font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> by</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rebecca Ebert</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Archivist</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Stewart Bell Jr. Archives<br> Handley Regional Library<br> </span><st1:address><st1:Street><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>P.O. Box 58</span></st1:Street><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br> </span><st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Winchester</span></st1:City><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span><st1:State><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>VA</span></st1:State><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span><st1:PostalCode><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>22604</span></st1:PostalCode></st1:address></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>