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Andrew's signature

Signatures on a note.
 

Andrew's 73rd Birthday Poem

Seventy Third Birthday I live to see one more Birthday though soon I'll pass from here away. Millions have died since I was born Some by rude hands from fortunes want. I would adore the three in one for the grate  gift of Christ the son, to live, bleed, die and rise again, to save poor man from sin and pain. Seventy three years passed o'er my head. While better men than I are dead; Lord what a sinful wretch am I. Scarce fit to live. Scarce fit to die. My nature seems one mass of sin. and thus from life's first dawn has sin. I scarce can think one goodly thought - My mind from sin to sin is gaught. Then what's my hope beyond the grave or where the power my soul to save my hope is Christ or else I've none no grace in Christ. I am undone. Lord grant me this my last request - when death shall sieze upon my breath. Oh fill my soul with Jesus' love and crown me thine in heaven above.  Andrew Peden

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Andrew's Wallet

Andrew Peden's Wallet and an Eight Dollar Contenental Currency Bill.
Scan from a slide taken by Billie Churchill Clark

According to the Notes "Wallet carried during Civil War and till his death". Written inside on the leather:

Contents:

• $100 Confederate bill
• An advertisement printed on the back of a facsimile $10 Confederate bill:

  ALLEN and KENNA and their Aviation Girls A classy, up-to-date show in a musical frolic EASY MONEY

• His 73rd Birthday Poem
• A promisary note signed by Andrew and Hosea

I found this information while browsing Southwest Missouri Newspaper Abstracts.
This is from "The Chieftain" out of Lawrence Co. MO, 19 Nov. 1885:  "Died at residence of son B. R. PEDEN in Mt. Vernon [Lawrence Co. MO], Mr Andrew PEDEN, age 73, born Virginia, moved to Allen Co. KY as a young man, raised his family there. Married Miss Rebecca Owings of Simpson Co., KY. Moved to Hickory Co.  MO 4 years ago and was visiting son when he died."

From Stella's Notes : "Piece of cotton dress carded and spun by Grandma Peden just before Civil War." Grandma Peden is Hosea's mother, Rebecka Owings Peden.