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The letters and portions of other documents on these pages were written to and by Leander F. Crumley and his family members, or contracted with his descendents, during a period from 1853 until 1910.

Leander was my gggrandfather and lived in Habersham and White Counties. He, his brother and brothers-in-law enlisted in the Confederate army when the "Tories" invaded. (Yes, at one point, the Union army was referred to as "Tories".) Leander never saw much battle and died at home while on leave from the effects of starvation and dysentery on March 30, 1863. 

Leander's youngest son, Warren, moved his family to the Oglethorpe and Clarke County area with hopes of finding a better life after being unsuccessful in the mountainous area of White County.  He became a sharecropper for the infamous Jim Smith in hopes of having a better life. To a degree, this was realized, but he never had the farm he had hoped for.  Most of Warren's descendents settled in Madison County with a few in Clarke. 

These letters and papers were handed down to Warren's daughter, my Great Aunt Lou Crumley.  She was an old maid, and from her, the letters ended up with her nephew Leonard Kirk. It was through his and his son's generosity that I obtained a copy of these letters. I first transcribed them in the mid 1980s by typewriter. In 1997, I was at it again on my desktop computer.

I have transcribed these letters as close to the originals in wording, spelling (or should I say, misspelling), and punctuation as possible. I hope you enjoy reading them and using them for reference materials as much as I have enjoyed transcribing them.
                                                                                        ~ Christine Crumley Brown

Crumley Family Letters
10 Apr 1853 From Alexander D. Crumley in California to his brothers, Leander F. and Francis M.
23 May 1855 From John A. Williams of Missouri to Leander F. Crumley
3 Jun 1857 From Spencer & Sarah Watter to Leander F. and Nancy E. Crumley
3 Jan 1858 From Henry M. Crumley to his son Leander F. Crumley and family
2 Oct 1859 From James Benjamin Crumley to his brother Leander F. Crumley
31 Mar 1861 From Leander F. Crumley, George M. Jackson & Verlinda Jackson (recipient unknown)
8 Aug 1861 From General M. Jackson to E. T. Elliott
5 Oct 1861 From General M. Jackson to Leander F. Crumley
20 Oct 1861 From General M. Jackson to his parents and sister
10 Nov 1861 From General M. Jackson to Leander F. Crumley
1 Jan 1862 From Mary Ann Jackson to her brother William M. Jackson and Leander F. Crumley
11 Jan 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy
16 Feb 1862 From General M. Jackson to his brother-in-law Leander F. Crumley
16 Mar 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
29 Mar 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
2 Apr 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
6 Apr 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
13 Apr 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
13 Apr 1862 Ballad - in letter dated 13 Apr 1862
13 Apr 1862 Ballad - in letter dated 13 Apr 1862
undated Poem - undated - author unknown
16 Apr 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
19 Apr 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
20 Apr 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
10 May 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
12 May 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
17 May 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
24 May 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
29 May 1862 From Alford T. Jackson to his sister Nancy E. Crumley
1 Jun 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
6 Jun 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
10 Jun 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
14 Jun 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
21 Jun 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
25 Jun 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
29 Jun 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
11 Jul 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
19 Jul 1862 From John Clarke Crumley to his brothers Leander F. and Francis M. Crumley
20 Jul 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
31 Jul 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
10 Aug 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley - with sugar & syrup recipe
14 Aug 1862 From Leander F. Crumley & W. M. Jackson to Hardy Jackson and family
27 Aug 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy - Letter and poem
6 Sep 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
9 Sep 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley - Letter and Map
16 Sep 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
21 Sep 1862 From Nancy E. Crumley to her husband Leander F. Crumley
26 Oct 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
2 Nov 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
12 Nov 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
23 Nov 1862 From Nancy E. Crumley to her husband Leander F. Crumley
7 Dec 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
13 Dec 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
23 Dec 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
29 Dec 1862 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
6 Jan 1863 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
13 Jan 1863 From Nancy E. Crumley to her husband Leander F. Crumley
13 Feb 1863 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
1 Mar 1863 From Leander F. Crumley to his wife Nancy E. Crumley
25 Apr 1869 From Newman W. Jackson to his sister Nancy E. Crumley
undated From Newman W. Jackson to his sister Nancy E. Crumley

 

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