~RB AUSTIN !>A.PERS i49 La rebolucion todavia continua, presentando un aspecto ya adverso ya favorable para el Gob 0 : de todos modos, los males en cualquiera estremo son ciertos para la patria. No he recibiclo papeles publicos y por eso no remito a V. cosa alg- de esta clase Reciba finas expressiones ·de mi muger. J. ANTONIO PADILLA [Rubric] • EMILY M. PERRY TO J. E. B. AUSTIN l Herculaneum November 29. th 1828- I received n few days since l\1r Dear Brothers, letter of Sep.r 28, which gave me the most sincear pleasure, as I have not had any letter from eather of you since M.r J. A'ustin was up; I was very much disapointed in not seeing him as I had a great many inquires to make, respectting you and my Sister I have not words to express to you the pleasure, that I felt when I henrd that you were lrfarried; I have no·doubt but what you will enjoy life much more than you ever did; you now have some inducement·to exert yourself to acquire an independence, which I have no doubt you will do, If it only pleases the Almighty to spare yo\1r lives;- I am on a Visit to this place, and shall see all your numerous Cousins; Adeline Lewis, is living with her Father; and the Siste!:s of her deceas'd 1Iusband are living with her, one of the Young Laydes, is to be Married to :Morrow night, which is the reason of my being hear, I expect to see the most of our relations that live in this. County-their is very little alteration with them, since you left here. excepting in Deaths, the Town of Herculaneum is all going to Naught; I do not know when I shall visit it again, for when I look at our old liabitation it brings to mind Friends and seans that have long gone by, it casts such a gloom on my feelings, that it is with difficulty that I can appear chearfull, in the M:idst of our Friends, :Mary Honey has fo'ur Children one Daughter, 1,faria W. three, Ade- line one, Old Aggy call to see me today, she looks very like old times, she inquired very particularly after you, and l\1aster Stephen, and express'd a great wish to see you boath, poor old Jack is number'd with the Dead-&c. • Tell Stephen that M. r ,v oodson had his house bU1-nt to the Ground, when he was Clerk of the Court, and that all the Papers relating to the Butler business were burnt, not one to be found, so he may give himself no uneasiness on that business; Judge Carr intends writing to him very fully respecting the business- I shall look for you and Sister Next Spring, you must not wait. to make a fortune, for if you do, I shall think that you do not want • Original in possession ot Mrs. E. L. Perry.
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