Tim, 
    Here is the other letter we wanted to put on the Archives, but did not 
have the permission.  Jim sent me a copy of the original and gave us 
permission to post it.  James T. is my GGG Grandfather, and William Bell 
Post is my GGG Grandfather also. 

1855 -- Letter from James T. McAdams to his sister Rebecca McAdams Gould 
2/16/1855 
Union Parish La Feby 16th AD 1855 
Dear Brother & Sister, 
   With pleasure I address you a line hopeing this may find you all in good 
helth.  We ar all well except colds.  I have a sevear cold at this time. 
Brother Post is hear at this time & it gave me much pleasure to see him and 
hear from you all & it also affords me much pleasure to think if no 
providentally occurrence to prevent that I will yet live at neighbors to 
some of my Kindred recovering to the flesh.  My dear Sister it gives me 
sorrow of heart to lern that you have bin suffering under the afflicting 
hand of providence but my dear sister be of good chear for the time is not 
fair aistent(?) when we will leave the mortal shores of time and land ( I 
hope) in a region where pain sickness and sorrow will be felt nor known no 
more &C. 
   I will now say to you that my children are all grown & all left me but 
Robert, Ruffus & Rachel.  (?) she is save twenty pounds hevier than her 
mother as to further particulars of our cousin and our condition in life 
Brother Post will inform you more minutely than I could write.  I wish you 
to write to me often so I will close hopeing ever to remain your most 
affectionate Brother.      J. T. McAdams 
NOTE:  On the back of this letter was written "David Gold, Shelby County 
la  -- Postings(?) of W. B. Post".  This W. B. Post is William Bell Post who 
eventually moved to Union Parish, LA.