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The Letters:  Here are a collection of family letters written from June 1849-Feb 1864 contributed to us by Jo Hinds.  While the letters might be from one family member to another, many many people are mentioned.  Jo has done an absolutely wonderful job of researching these families and the people mentioned in the letters.  I have put the entire .pdf document online.  To view it, you simply need Adobe's Acrobat Reader which is a free download from www.adobe.com.  There is also an Index of Names mentioned in the letters and listed below is who each letter is from, to and the date of the letter. 

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The
Laird, Lindsay, Pierce,
Chapman, Brotherton,
and Hallett
Letters

June 17, 1849
To
February 9, 1864

Transcriptions and Historical Research written by Jo Ellyn Hinds
© August 2003 All rights reserved

This transcription is a compilation formed by using the original letters, and arranging them in such a way that the resulting work as a whole is an original work.

Explanation of Notations
These letters were transcribed by Jo Ellyn (Laird) Hinds, who is the third greatgrandniece of Peter and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird and third great-granddaughter of Alexander and Jane (Miller) Laird.

All of the original letters were previously in the possession of Mary (Laird) Larson, the second greatgranddaughter of Peter and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird and third great grandniece of Alexander and Jane (Miller) Laird. She has donated these original letters to the Illinois Historical Library in Springfield, IL. A copy of this transcription has also been donated to the IHL in Springfield, but full copy rights are maintained by Jo Ellyn (Laird) Hinds. Mary resides with her husband Ed Larson at Sioux Falls, SD. A previous transcription was done by Cathy Brunner, of Mount Carroll, IL.

The following symbols have been used in the transcriptions:
Transcribers notations:

{Bracket} Transcriber’s note
[Square bracket] Clarification of the original spelling or word used
Three blank spaces separate thoughts where there is no punctuation.
The * is explained at the end of each letter index. It refers to the person being a friend, an acquaintance or a person of unknown relationship to the letter writer, recipient; and/or members of the Laird, Lindsay, Pierce, Brotherton, Chapman, and Hallett families.

Jo Ellyn (Laird) Hinds
10526 NE Morris Street
Portland, OR 97220-2840
© August, 2003


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter From To
Letter 1 June 17, 1849 Amanda (Lindsay) Hallett
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 2 October 28, 1849 Virginia D. Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 3 November 3, 1849 Mary Evaline (Lindsay) Chapman
Rockville, Deleware County, IA
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 4 December 23, 1849 Amanda M. F. (Lindsay) Hallett
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 5 February 12, 1850 Mary Evaline (Lindsay) Chapman
Rockville, Deleware County, IA
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 6 May 29, 1850 Alexander Laird and Jane (Miller) Laird
Wapsipinicon, Clinton County, IA
(Massilon Post Office)
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 7 July 21, 1850 Eliza F. Pierce
Plum River, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 8 November 17, 1850 8A. From: Eliza F. Pierce and
8B. From: Margaret (Pierce) Brotherton
Plum River, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 9 December 17, 1850 Alexander Laird and Jane (Miller) Laird
Niger Point, Jones County, IA
(Walnut Fork Post Office)
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 10 February 6, 1851 John M. Turner
Glasgow, Howard County, MO
Peter Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 11 April 1, 1851 30 Eliza F. Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 12 April 14, 1851 Alexander Laird and Jane (Miller) Laird
Niger Point, Jones County, IA
(Walnut Fork Post Office)
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 13 August 17, 1851 James Laird and Anna (Allen) Laird
Selma, Clark County, OH
Peter Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 14 August 28, 1851 Eliza F. Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 15 December 9, 1851 Mary Evaline (Lindsay) Chapman
White Oak Grove, Ogle County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 16 December 29, 1851 16A. From: Eliza F. Pierce and
16B. From: Margaret (Pierce) Brotherton
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 17 June 11, 1852 Alexander Laird and Jane (Miller) Laird
Niger Point, Jones County, IA
(Walnut Fork Post Office)
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Linneus, Linn County, MO
Letter 18 December 10, 1852 Margaret (Pierce) Brotherton
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 19 January 23, 1853 Eliza F. Pierce
Rockford, Winnebago County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 20 April 12, 1853 Mary Evaline (Lindsay) Chapman
White Oak Grove, Ogle County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 21 April 12, 1853 Mary Evaline (Lindsay) Chapman
White Oak Grove, Ogle County, IL
William Andrew Jackson Pierce
c/o Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 22 June 19, 1853 James Laird and Anna (Allen) Laird
Selma, Clark County, OH
Peter Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 23 February 2, 1854 Eliza F. Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 24 April 6, 1854 Joseph A. Laird
Green Plain, Clark County, OH
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 25 November 18, 1854 Daniel G. Shottenkirk
Slapjack Hollow, (County unknown), CA
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 26 January, 1855 Eliza F.Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
William Andrew Jackson Pierce
Sacramento City, Sacramento County, CA
Letter 27 April 30, 1855 Daniel G. Shottenkirk
San Francisco, San Mateo County, CA
Peter Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 28 May 12, 1855 Daniel G. Shottenkirk
San Francisco, San Mateo County, CA
Peter Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 29 May 25, 1855 Daniel G. Shottenkirk
New York City, NY
Peter Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 30 June 8, 1855 Eliza F. Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 31 June 24, 1855 Daniel G. Shottenkirk
Ogle, Ogle County, IL
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 32 July 10, 1855 William Andrew Jackson Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Peter Laird and Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Calaveras County, CA
Letter 33 March 15, 1857 Eliza F. Pierce
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, IL
Julia Adaline (Lindsay) Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 34 August 21, 1857 M. D. Hinman
Eldorado, Eldorado County, CA
Peter Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 35 September 22, 1861 Hugh B. Taylor and Rebecca Taylor
Deer Creek, (County unknown), CA (Clarksville Post Office)
Peter Laird
Mokelumne Mines, Eldorado County, CA
Letter 36 September 9, 1863 Permelia Talere and Adaline Biorchim
Unknown
Mrs. Talere
Unknown
Letter 37 February 9, 1864 Joseph C. Laird
Wyoming, Jones County, IA
(Walnut Fork Post Office)
John Whitcomb Pierpoint Laird
Empire Township, Stanislaus County, CA
Letter 38 February 9, 1864 William R. Laird
Lanark, Carroll County, IL
John Whitcomb Pierpoint Laird
Empire Township, Stanislaus County, CA

INDEX

Other Documents:

bulletRollin Laird Biography
bulletStephen Chapman Biography
bulletJames Hallett Obituary
bulletObituary of John Laird
bulletObituary of John WP Laird
bulletObituary of Joseph Laird
bulletObituary of Christina Laird
bulletRollin McLaughlin Laird Obituary
bulletProbate Document for Joseph Laird, Sr.
bulletNancy J. Chapman Will
bulletWill of Stephen Chapman
bulletWolfe Cemetery
bulletLanark City Cemetery