Elizabeth Hughes letter to Sally McCuddy, 26 June 1831

[left page] My dear Aunt I have not forgotten the obligations I am under to you Aunt Mary uncle Issac and famaly It still afforded me a melloncolly pleasure when I call to minde the seens of my Childe hood and youth when bereaft of my father that last was in some respects supplied by the guandien care of his friends

May the God of Heaven bless you all farewell Eliza Hughes

Sally McCuddy PS please give my respects to aunt Mary uncle Isaac aunt Mildred and their Children E. H.

[right page] Clinton County Ohio June 26th, 1831

Dear Aunt I received your letter dated Aprile the 29th from which I was pleasd to learn that you and all my friends in Logan were well But was sorry to hear that you and aunt Mary was displeased with your Change of residence But I am in hopes that time and further aquaintence will reconcile you to the country I was verry sorry to learn that you and Aunt Mary was so far deprived of Christian privileges as to have no Church of your order with which to meet in social worship but it is also to be hoped that time will obviate this difficulty, It appears from your letter that their has bin some misunder standing with regard to my religious friends you state that some says that I am of Campbellite Baptiste and some says that I am A member of the Christian Church I do not Clame the name of Campbell ite I consider it a reproche to any religious society to take upon them selves the name of any man I believe that Christian or desciple of Christ is name enough for any Christian altho I concur with Mr Campbell in his friends on Christian faith Reformation Baptism the operation of the spirrite and call to the ministry and many other things, yet I do not chose to be cauld by his name I consider party names party creeds confessions of faith and disciplants amongst the gratest evils that prevade the Christian world [gap] dose some metifician form a creede or confssion

of faith or some religious politition form a disiplan [discipline] than each voters becomes a zealous advocate of his little idol thus we see as man religious partys as their are Creeds and Dissiplins, If all those little lights which men have set up for them selves to walk by war extinguished the luster of the Sun of righteousness would shine with more brilliancy you wished me to inform you how religion progresd in this country Their is not star [??] this time as during the last Summer and Autumn during which time their was between 2 or 3 persons immersed in this County Their is a variety of religious seats here amongst which ar quakers Baptists Methodists and Presbyterians their was a Christian Church started here about 15 years ago it grown pretty large As it acnolledged no dissiplin but the scriptures and it object being reform they wan the find that observed weekly Communion in this County they read intertoon all the present views of the refermation you wished me to inform you the particulars with regard to our friends here I heard from Springfield a few days since they wan all well then mother was in kentucky last fall Brother Williams widdow was married last November to a Mr Ross a widower with 4 small children he livs in the neighborhood of Springfield we think she has done pretty well I have Williams little daughter with me she is a moste beautifull and interesting little girl I expect to raseher his little son is with his mother Brother Isaac has too fine Children a son and Daughter Dear aunt I feel a strong dream to see you aunt Mary and uncle Isaac and family but the distance be to me as is or considerable as almost to forbid the hope of being gratified soon with out you can make it convenient to pay us a visit when you visit Woodforde I still hope with health at which time if I am blsed possibly be able to visit Logan County

[Wilmington Ct July 8] 1834 Miss Sally McCuddy near Russellville Logan County kentucky