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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Reuben T. Sackett Note Born: 16 Jan 1778 at Greenwich, , Of East Fairfield, CT Married: Died: 24 Dec 1823 at Alepalousia Cotile? La., , , Other Spouses: Marie Ann Poiret
Father: Samuel Sackett Dr. Mother: Sarah Manning
WIFE
Name: Martha Ann Nugent Born: Died:
CHILDREN
Name: Reuben T. Sackett Born: 19 Jul 1822 at Rapides Parish La., , , Died: 13 Aug 1864 at Marine Hospital Us Forces, New Orleans, Orleans, La. Wife: Aloidy Lemoine
NOTES
1). mytree.FTW lsearch cgi 1.20. 06 l,File 148 The following is an account of the death of Reuben T. Sackett son of Dr. Samuel Sackett. From the materials from Yuma, AZ Have fun, Thurmon Alepalousia Wednesday December 31 1823 Casualty On Thursday morning the body of R. T. Sackett, Esq was found on the sandbar a little below the falls of red river. The deceased was on his return home the evening before and had probably been thrown from his hors and so much injured as not to have been able to call fore relief or seek it himself a jury of inquest was impaneled and after examining the body and such witnesses as saw the deceased on his return home and those who found himdead delivered a verdict of accidental death. Died on the night of the 24th inst ? in this Parish Reuben T. Sackett,Esq. who had been for many years a justice of the peace in and for the same he leaves a widow and a large family of children to deplore his loss his remains wer intered with Masonic honors on the 25th. End of SACKETT D Digest V98 issue 148 The following is a letter from Reuben Sackett to his Father Dr. SamuelSackett Opelousas, Territory of Orleans August 19th 1807 I had the pleasure of receiving a letter from you not longsince also one from Alexander, his I have answered and also wrote one to you prior to the receipt of your letter, accompanied Opelousas with a rough plat of this ca untry? . I have just returned from a surveying excurtion of ten weeks on the River Koleashaes and its waters and expect in ? ? to return there again I have enjoyed a good state of health since my residence in this Cauntry and find by observation that it is remarkable healthy in general we thelast winter experienced the most trying and severe cold one ever known in this Latittude, and immence quantities of Rain, on the contrary the present warm season has been very dry and many suffered ?in? their crops in consequence, yet the country is Clear of sickness. I have already sufficiently ?expaliated? on the beauty, health ? situation of this and Attuckapas country, much might be said, I leave principally to abler pens than mine to discuss to anticipate what this Country speaking of Louisania will in a short time be should no internal commotion, nor foreign invasion take place, is at this time incalculable the Climate and Latitude inables the planters to labor at least nine months in the year during which time thair is abundance of grasses for all ? of stock our natural meadows exceed aby thing you have an idea off. mow the hay and stock will do well. there has as yet mever been an instance of one feeding his ?stock? in the winter. the severety of the past winter willl of course in ? member to cut hay. I extoll this sountry principally from ? axioms and the proximity of commerce, combined with the great ?pro duct of agriculture, an acre producing with Care and attention from 50 to 80 dollars if cultivated in Cotton, if Corn from 30 to 50. the procieds of Indigo and Tobaco equat 7 ? Corn The Sugar Cane yet superior to Cotton In a few words I ll come to the point we have a fine open airy Country capable of producing abund ance? of articles as the climate abounds with, nature has done ? it is a Stranger in the Land. an increase of Population the main object at this time, the United States very thick settled, living upon rented Lands under auspicies of ignoble potentates &duly act to their capriciousness. there is millions upon millions of acres in Louisania like the foliage in the evening Silently waiting the dues to survive its drooping head. Land of good ? ity to bee had from 50 cents to 2 dollars per acre. Whare is the man who from a moments reflection willacknowledge and subject himself the Slave tho indirectly, of any land holder, is this consistent with the character of the American Citizen I trust not I hope not Since a Sufficient Outlet and Succour for the hardy and intreped American is in the bosom of Louisania. You objeect to the country on various points ? the climateand sick y. I answer we have moverate warm weather 8 or 9 months in the year. in July and August the heat is repelled by the fine solub lime? Sea ? breases, wafting over our delightful plains in ? caountr es and climates animals are incident to fevers ign ? impurdency are the mother of those direful mallidies 3d the Climate and Country is inimical to the culture of some other smaler grains I answer we can reise it at an? advantage but now let reason argue. I ask aug ? to attempt it, has not nature given us an opulent advantage if the northern farmer can make from the Same quantity of Land in raising Buck wheet which is sown in the summer and reaped in ...? fall will he cultivate Rye which is 12 months from the ...? sown before he can prepare it for market I without Reserve give it to my opinion this Country is superior for? ?gro wing every thing to any other part I have been in an d as I have before said should no interruption take place will increase become rich and populous I have been much preplexed by Burrs plans andWilkinsons intollerance at a leap to conjecture much less I ? m an oppinion but from every circumstance and what I? witnessed last fall being one who vallunteered in the Ar my of? my Country to protect her defencseless frontiers from the outrages of the Spaniard hazard a conjecture that ? was a design and that Wilkinson was as deeply conser ned? as Burr and that jealousey and fear insuced him to open the Scheams to the government I hope Burr as an instance may put a stop to reason in future it is also rum ored that we will shortly be engaged in a war with the British I have seen a proclamation of the President amounting nearly to a declaration of war, with some spitited Resolutions of the Citizens of Virginia. intimating the British has within our grasp vunurable and valuable pointa they must allude to Canada, an idea strikes me it would be a bad policy to have anything to do with that Country at this time, I admit the undertaking could be accomplished, Upper and? Lower Canedy, each are large populous Countries, Sufficient to form 2 powerful states which we must immediately admit into the Union, then more than likely it will change the face of our present political System, and throw the ? balance in favor of the anglofederal party I am induced to think the better way would be to stop all payments due the British by our Citizens and Conviscate the Bank stock belonging to that government and subjects with in the United States. I think if you would visit the Country, you would beT induced to remain here. I should be happy to see David & A ... here they are young might obtain land here, and settle to ? here my respect to my beloved mother, Brothers and individually and Mr. Woodbridge his family and inquiring friends I shall write again shortly tell Mr. Ball kno w? fine prospects are in these parts Excuse the long jncorrectness of this letter. and With due Respect and esteem I remain your affectionate Son Reuben Sackett To S. Sackett Notices from the Louisiana Herald, a newspaper published at AlexandriaLa. between 1818 and 1825. These are from that newspaper for the year1821 Died on the 11th inst. Mrs Anna Sackett, Consort of R.T. Sackett, Esq. Jan.13,1821. Married on Tuesday the 7th inst. R.t. Sackett Esq. to Miss MarthaNugent, both of this Parish Aug. 11 1821 Salesbury I.L. Jan 8th,1815 Dear Father I once more take it upon myself to thus trouble you again and am looking every Mail to here from you. I had a letter from Reuben by last evenings Mail. unreadable due to water stain Army stationed at a place which he unreadable English From South of New Orleans, holding the commission of Captain. Says that his health has been somehat impaired Since he has been in camp but was then recruiti Perhaps you have heard from him says his letter was dated Dec. last and said he should write to you by the next mail Myself and family are all mor less afflicted wi collateral symptoms which is a general complaint in this country Martha is complaing of a pain and soreness in one of her knees which I doubt ful will terminate in a white swelling her situ ation at present is unfavorable for an attact of the kind There has been some regulations in the This letter establishes . 1. Rueben and David Sackett are brothers, 2. Dr. Samuel Sackett Is their Father. The above letter is exhibits one and two in the scrapbook.

						

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