FAMILY LETTERS
Long before the advent of computers, e-mailing, texting, and twitter, people took pen or pencil in hand and wrote letters. In those days that was the way of communicating, staying in touch with family and sharing news. Below are a few letters written by some Ferree descendants. Click, read, and get a glimpse of their lives at the time.
"We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language." — Joyce Carol Oates
Lydia Bailey Ferree Brinton Letter to Grandaughter (1847)
Benjamin Davis Johnson Letters to Daughters (1878 & 1883)
Jenne Johnson Letter to Aunt (1888)
Large Family Letters to Cousins (1862 - 1866)
William Simpson Ferree Letters to Father (1861 - 1863)
John Fulton Reynolds Letters to Sisters (1835 - 1863)
William Reynolds Letters to Sisters (1835 - 1838)
Col. Joel Ferree Letter to Brother (1812)
Joel Ferree Letter to Benjamin Poultney (1775)