Box 1

He is 40 miles above Vera Cruz, and mail from there is irregular because of uncertain train schedules; rumors of peace are circulating, and the troops are healthy; they have been getting beef by killing local cattle.

Included is the correspondence between Lowe family members, primarily to Alice and J.H. Lowe, both before and after their move to Texas, and after J.H. Lowe's return to Alabama. Correspondents include Alice Lowe's mother, F.S. Sorrell, her half sister, Imogene Hood, Lizzie Thompson Lowe, and J.C. Condon, J.H. Lowe's uncle. also included is a letter from H.L. Lower [father of John Henry Lowe] from the Mexican War, 1847.

Included is the correspondence between Lowe family members, primarily to Alice and J.H. Lowe, both before and after their move to Texas, and after J.H. Lowe's return to Alabama. Correspondents include Alice Lowe's mother, F.S. Sorrell, her half sister, Imogene Hood, Lizzie Thompson Lowe, and J.C. Condon, J.H. Lowe's uncle. also included is a letter from H.L. Lower [father of John Henry Lowe] from the Mexican War, 1847.

The mother tells her daughter how disappointed she is to hear that they moved to Texas from Georgia without writing her. She also wonders what Mr. Lowe did about his business in Georgia. She worries about the part of Texas Alice now lives in. She relates many personal details about local persons known by Alice.

Anna is still sorry that Alice is so far away now. She gives much local gossip on deaths, weddings, visitors, etc. She gives great details on her efforts at hatching chickens and turkeys at home.

Imogene reopened her school which was closed for a month due to measles. Many small children have died. Her garden is late, with some parts doing well. She now has two young chickens. She related many local births, deaths, and marriages.

He is going to school and learning how to read, write, and spell. Watt and Walter also go to school to Miss Zera, and some 45 students attend. Walter now rides a colt. Pa has hired a house servant to keep house.

Josh writes a positive letter to his nephew John in Douglasville, Texas. A new flour mill of large capacity has opened, and farm land in the area seems well used. He will keep an eye open for land in case John wants to come back to Alabama.

She expresses her sorrow at the death of Alice and the baby. She asks John to bring Odus and move back to Alabama, where she would like to play a mother's role for Odus.

She was close to Alice and her family in Texas, and the children were as close as her own. She took care of Odus during the funeral, for he was sick at that time. Alice was buried in the black dress sent earlier by her mother. She loves Odus very much, and her own 9 month old daughter is named after Alice.