David M. Cagle

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The only clue to contents of the George Cagle estate comes from a brief mention in the Benjamin Cagle letter of 1826. The following letter was sent by Benjamin Cagle 1774-1843 of Montgomery Co., NC, to his brother David Cagle and his sister Elizabeth Cagle Hagler, wife of Jacob Hagler, all of Henry Co., GA. The impression given is Benjamin's letter was enclosed with the letter from his mother, Rebecca (see notes on Rebecca). The text of Benjamin's letter, which deals largely with the settlement of his deceased father's estate, reads asfollow:

Brothers and Sisters and families:

"I write these few lines to you to let you know that we are all well at this time but has been very sickly this fall. We lost one of the family this fall he was about two years old a black boy. The above is sufficient for you to read and now I come to write you how Father's concerns stands. He left one horse, two cows, and all household furniture to Mother and all the rest to be equally divided except twenty dollars over and above to Robert and I and George. I expect to be ready by next October to make settlement with the Legatees and I should be glad that you could come out then as the amount of the sale was only one hundred fifty one or two dollars. I understand that Jacob Hagler and Elizabeth is a coming out here this winter but I want them to come next fall as he wrote to send him word whether or not there was any critters left for him. No there is none but one and that is left to mother.

"So no more at present but remain your affectionate brother until death.

“Benjamin Cagle," To Mr. David Cagle, State of Georgia Henry County and Elizabeth Hagler. (Note the word "creter" may mean "Critter or Creature" i.e., animal.) The person who is referred to as "father" in Benjamin's letter obviouslywas George Cagle, who had died in 1825.