All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 3 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 2 White, George, 1806-1834 2 White, Bela 1 Location 2 Illinois 2 Hillsboro (Ill.) 1 Topic 4 Family 2 Correspondence 1 Frontier and pioneer life 1 Internal migrants 1 Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 2 Genre 1 Correspondence 2 Place of Creation 1 Hillsboro (Ill.) 2 Bela White letter to George White, 1831 September 15 White, Bela A letter from Bela White to his brother, George White in Monson, Massachusetts, [brothers of Orra White Hitchcock] in which he describes his life in the village in Illinois where he lives. He notes his involvement in the building of an ox saw mill and his expectation that it will be profitable. He says that residents expect a "very considerable immigration from the eastern states" in the fall and that many of the southerners are returning to Tennessee, which he considers just as well. He mentions that he has not heard from Amherst since the previous winter. Bela also explains with humor that some older women in the town have given him a namesake since he is unlikely to wed and have children of his own. Bela White letter to George White, 1831 September 15 George White letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1833 September 23 White, George, 1806-1834 A letter to Orra White Hitchcock in which her brother George White describes his life in Hillsboro, Illinois, where he moved two years prior. He tells Orra about who has died recently, the particular illnesses in the region, and the migrants that are coming to the area-- "less Southern and more Eastern migration this year". He also discusses his own moderate success and his belief that he will be able to make enough money to repay his debts "at the East" and settle with all his creditors. He also discusses their brother Bela White's growing business. George White letter to Orra White Hitchcock, 1833 September 23
