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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
If :Mrs Holley wishes to come up I want the Dearborn to go into Bolivar after her, and as the road is bad through the bottom by Harris I think you bad better go in with it to Bolivar yourself and you can then have the iron work done, which is much needed or it well break worse- If Mrs Holley does not wish to come up she will send word out to·Mrs Bradleys for the Dearborn not to come in after her- Dr. Angier talks of going to .Anahuac and perhaps you might trade your Horses to his wife for her cattle- John Austin says that cattle are falling, nnd I also think they are, and that they can be had cheaper by Spring-I shall leave here in a few days for Ana- huac, and from there I shall hire a boat and go direct to your place- you must then furnish me with horses to go to Bolivar and Bra- zoria- It probably will be two weeks before I get to your place. In the bend on the north or upper side of Pleasant Creek close to the timber some distance up tha creek from its mouth is very :.-ich Shumnc prairie and a field there would be protected from the heavy winds from the sea which sometimes whip out the corn and blow it down I have spoken to Cap John Austin for n number of orange fig ancl peach trees- you must be very particular to go into Brazoria r,fter them in. February, also pomegranite- when you move down you can take peach trees as many as you want from here but get from all sides so as [to] have a greater variety-. attend_to this for a season lost in planting fruit trees is a great deal- from Boli- var you can get plums at Henrys- The place for the garden and orchard is on the South side of Pleasant Bayou and it ought to be broken up the first I am in better spirits than I have been for Six months-all things are working around right . I want you to send for the Mares and horses I have :it Coles as soon as you can take care of them, tho '\Vhen I see you we can arrange about that Emily has a fine fat boy and all well- • s F AUSTIN Sinse writing this Mrs Bradley bas had an application to stay up here. some time longer, • [Addressed:] Mr James F. Berry pr. Joel
MARGARET DICKINSON TO AUSTIN
Perry County, :Mo., November 23, 1831.
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