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PETER SHARP HANBY

 

PETER SHARP HANBY was born in Abingdon,

Montgomery County, Virginia, on June 24, 1848.

His parents were Jonathan T. Hanby

(b. 09-08-1806; d. 09-27-1882) and Juliana McChesney

Hanby (b. 1812; d. 1888). Jonathan was born in

Washington County, Virginia, and he and Juliana

were married in 1846.  A genealogy book states:

 "The Hanby family had lived for some time in

Abingdon, and were large landholders and slave

holders."

 

There are original copies of four letters which

Peter wrote from Virginia, between March

and August of 1877, to his brother-in-law,

Joseph Vawter Peck in Texas. Partial copies

of these letters read as follows:

"Home, March 26, 1877 Absent Friend,

I received your very interesting missive sometime since, was glad to learn that you are so

 uncommonly well pleased with your present surroundings. Hope you will continue satisfied.

 I will be there early in the fall ...I think you should be very cautious how you encamp all alone  on those vast prairies with nothing to shield you from the malarias of that uncertain clime, but the broad canopy of heaven. I wrote you a letter and started it to Texas the day I received yours. Write soon and give me all the news and believe me, you friend truely. P. S. Hanby.

Sunday, April l, 1877 Dear Joe,

Your brief effusion was received yesterday. I imagine you are in a communicative mood, as you spouted so extensively on the beauties of nature ...I was in Bristol yesterday. Jack has said he heard from you, tell Alf he said he was going to Texas soon, I suppose to put up a vial factory, but don't tell M [Joe's sister, Emma Cannon Peck, I think] that I saw Dr. Vance in Bristol yesterday. He was enquiring very particularly as to M's whereabouts, her address, etc., he is going to Texas to practice and perhaps will locate in your neighborhood ... Write soon to your friend. P. S. Hanby

Home, June 3, 1877 Dear Joe,

Yours the 24' of last month is at hand, its contents have been duely noted and highly appreciated. You ask if Gibbons is coming to that part of Texas. I have been trying to find out

what part he expects to go to, but can't find out, however he says he is bound for Texas, his farm was sold last count for ($7,000) seven thousand dollars. The Rev'd J. T. Burson of Bristol is the purchaser. Gibbons however claims that it should bring ($10,000) ten thousand. The

 

 

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