THE AUSTIN PAPERS. • 1263 duties of a Clerk might possibly be of service to your Brother or at least to assure himself the means of a livelihood- • Times a.nd men have changed in this Country more than you would imagine,-! know not how long it has been since you have heard from here, but presume it has been some time, under this presumption I now write, and shall give a summary detail of your old acquaint- ances, but if my presumption is erroneous, and you ·have lately heard from some of your friends here then the letter or that part of it that looks anterior to your previous information will be useless-I will however proceed,-·w·m Walker is living in the lower• part ·of .this State he is keeping a Tavern on the road between this and· Nash- ville, Georgian is yet unmarried, I haYe not seen any of the family for 3 years but am told she is handsome beyond comparison, l\Iartha and Jane you have no doubt heard are both married, John C. ·walker is living somewhere in Tennessee. George was some time since in '\Yarrington 1\ilissippi, I know not where Andrew is, Kidder is teaching school I am informed near Russellville in this State. I have not seen him for near 2 years. J a.cob was, not long since at Mobile, Alabama, and Joseph is Iiving with Dr E. ,v arfield in his Store in Lexington-so much for the ,valker family for ~hich I presume you feel a deeper interest, than £01; any other in this County Major R. Crockett is living in Nashville and some time since talked of going to your country, but believe he hns not yet gone-It would be almost an endless task for me ~o pretend· to give you a detail of the miner events that have transpired since you left us, such as ma~·riuges deaths &c suffice it that I am almost the only man you knew in the county but what has either married or gone off_:_Dr, J·. Fry called upon me this morning for the letter to you which, with much pleasure I gave him, believing him to be entirely a gentleman and worthy of your confidence- • In that letter I added a Postscript, stating, that if a great press of business did not prevent, I would write you by him, which he politely promised to be the hearer of-he also~ promised to bear a communica- tion from you on his return which I hope you will send, as it would
give me the greatest pleasure to hear from you,'- Wishing you health prosperity and happiness • •
D. CuozEn [Rubric] ,
,v. CHRISTY TO AUSTIN
• St. Lonis Feb. 10 th 1826
D1~AR Sm.- Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance the Bearer Mr. Geo. W. Heines he goes to your Country with views of settlement, he is a Gentleman of considerable interprise and great industry; 25067°-24--VOL 2, P'r 2--17
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