The Greer Way West, the web page of the Nathaniel Hunt Greer Family Organization — This page was last updated on February 17, 2008.
Before it was discarded and lost, this document was procured in 2007 by Mr Ron Carlisle from a Matthew Simeon Greer descendant who does not care about genealogy or family history. We are deeply indebted to Ron Carlisle for saving this document and sharing it with us.
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[Transcription by William N Greer who added the footnotes that follow]
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July the 22nd Polly1 was down to the society meeting yesterday — Got at P O three papers G News M Blade and M Sentinel which were quite a treat to me. I have read them — and will now finish my letter. The girls were pleased with the ties Mally2 took the pinks Sue3 the blue and Sophia4 had her choice the red. We recd a letter from date June 13th which Polly mailed in answer to yesterday we also recd letter from you of about the first of June. I have a good prospect for a little crop my wheat about 10 acres is good it is in the bloom I have about 4 acres of tows that is as fine as I ever seen — is as high — at least 5 ft if it dont blow or fall down — the other 5 acres is sonora which is the best I have had here. I have about 4 acres of oats from the seed you brought that are fine they are begining to head I dont think I ever saw any as tall — I have about 2 acres of corn it is silking will make corn if the frost dont come in Aug again — I have about 1/2 an a in put 8 o' [1/2 an acre of potatoes?] that look promising I sowed turnips last week. They are up — we have a nice bean patch just begining to bear — we have about 240 nice cabbage some are making heads — we had the first mess of Eng peas about the 25th of June. We have plenty of rain. we had a nice rain in June and it has been raining ever since the 3rd of July — this country looks nice now and the grass is fine. My love to Sophia5 the children Mamy6 Billy7 Gil8 & family all the relatives and friends remember me to all — And accept for yourself9 my love and best wishes afty A. V. Greer10 |
[The foregoing and following sections were reassembled from fragments and the resulting assemblage is clearly proper. Although the two sections appear to be front and back of the same sheet of paper, the 2nd section appears incomplete and bears no apparent relationship to the 1st — except that the two sections were obviously from the same hand. It seems that other fragments (possibly showing a relationship between the two sections) have been lost]
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the South keep not back bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth." We have come from the nations of the earth to the tops of the mountains to erect a house to the God of Jacob that we may learn of his ways and walk in his paths. God has again spoken to men upon the earth. "The lord shall suddenly come to his temple." I bear my testimony to you my Parents — Brothers — Sisters — Relatives and Friends in all sincerity and soberness before God angels the heavens and the earth — that Mormonism is true — I have obeyed its ordinances and received of its spirit and realized that there is a God that reveals his secrets to the children of men. And that He loves His children on this continent as well as those of the old world and can speak to them as well. Elijah and Elisha were not Jews so God can speak to others as well as Judah. And He is a God — with body parts and passions — that which has no limits and extensions is nothing. He has hands ears eyes etc man is made in his likeness and image. God came down to see the tower that the children of men builded so says the Bible and if He came down it taken time — and He was not there before He started — And when we leave here we will not go to a world beyond the bounds of time and space — thats another deffinition for the word nothing, excuse me. I did not sit Down to write what I have written — |
| 1 | Polly Ann Lane | (1 MAY 1849 – 28 NOV 1882) |
| 2 | Melvina Clay Greer | (2 SEP 1867 – 30 JUN 1934) |
| 3 | Susan Virginia Greer | (25 JUL 1869 – 23 FEB 1951) |
| 4 | pet name for Sarah Wilmirth Greer? | (30 MAR 1872 – 4 JUL 1957) |
| 5 | Sophia Elizabeth Lane | (4 OCT 1814 – 4 AUG 1926) |
| 6 | Nancy Ann Terry Roberts | (4 AUG 1805 – 20 SEP 1888) |
| 7 | William Redick Greer | (18 NOV 1828 – 6 FEB 1900) |
| 8 | Gilbert Dunlap Greer | (11 OCT 1822 – 12 MAR 1910) |
| 9 | Matthew Simeon (Babe) Greer | (15 APR 1845 – 21 JUN 1915) |
| 10 | Americus Vespucius (H) Greer | (4 MAR 1832 – 3 MAY 1896) |
