Harriman, Tennessee,
							   Dec. 1, 1920.


My dear Mr. Parham:- At last I am enclosing the B/L
covering the shipment of your mantel.  I did not succeed
in getting it off within the specified time you mentioned
in your letter, but I did the best I could and hope it is
not too late.  Roe could not get any one to crate it for
him, and I failed too, but finally found a man who did
the work for $1.00, which I paid.  I intended prepaying
the freight but they sent it out before I had time, but
dont suppose that makes any difference.

I thank you very much for the notes on the Donelson-Eaton
families.  I had already gotten what you sent and more too
from the notes you gave Mrs. Joe Foute,  She loaned us her
papers you gave her, and the Eaton's is what I am look
for at the present time.  Away back there, at Eatons X Roads
a Miss ------------ Eaton married a McPherson and their daughter
Jennie McPherson married John M. Clark, and they were the
great grandparents of Mrs. Jack Tarwater.  I do not know
the name of this Miss Eaton, nor the names of her parents,
so you see I have some thing yet to learn.  Without knowing
the names of Miss Eaton's parents, I cannot tell whether
there is any connection with the Donelson family or not.
I thank you very much for taking the trouble to find and
copy these notes for me.

I sent you by prepaid express, several days ago, your S. C.
History and Census for 1790, together with some copies of
the Va. Historical Society Magazine and S. C. Hist. Society
Magazine.  Hope you received them promptly.  I thank you
very much for the loan of your books.

Don’t work too hard and come to see me when you have time.

As ever your friend,

CKH/K


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