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living here but I never expect to be able to live here in affluence-or to make a fortune. I oeleive it was before you left this Country that Samuel Perry and myself entered into partnership-he had all the capital I get the one third of the profets. ,ve are still doing busi- ness, on the same footing, and we have made some money from a rough calculation we made about a year ago I think I may safely state that if a dividend was now made my part would amount to from 8. to 10,000 Dollars in negroes goods money and Lands, which would be a tola.rable start in a new Country. Sam 1 and :Myself have made no new arrangement since my marage but I expect we will have to ·soon. I have not purchased a house yet as I dont wish to purchase untill we determine where to settle permantly as I am not fond of moving. _Now I have gave you an Idea of our curcum- stances and prospects I wish·you to write to me your Ideas of that CO\Ultry both with regard to it[s] government and Laws and its natural advantages do you think with what we could take with us and with industry and economy that we could make a fortune in a few years give us your opinion if you advise me I will visit your colony but unless I thought we could better our cituation I would rather live here as I feel much attached to our native country and Laws. it would certainly be my wish to live near you if it could be so for all our benefits. Chester Ashley is now in this country. I have not yet seen him, but expect to see him before he returns and will make inquiery respecting the little Rock Business. With respect to the Mine A Burton Property I can not at this time give you much satisfaction respecting it. Price and Ruggles and W. M and J Perry, has a lawsute pending in the supreme Court respecting 250 acres which your Father conveyed to Ruggles and James Bryan to secure them for being his security in Bank. Bryan sold his part to W !YI and J Perry. Price obtained a judgment against Ruggles and Perry for 3,500 Dollars it was removed to the Supreme Court and will be tryed I expect in May next- Perry and Ruggles Lawyers say that your Fathers Heirs could recover the whole or Part of the tract so I am told but I intend consulting Judge Cook (who is one of them and Knowes all about the situation of it) as soon as I can see him and I will than give you a more satisfactory act of it. Our Legislature is now in Session and has been ever since the 3 4 monday in November and is not expected to rise before the 25 th or 26 th In- stant. they are reviseing the whole code of Laws and are making many very material alterations whether for the better or worse time will determine the last act we had from Sam' Perry who is still a member of the senate he states they had passed 140 laws and had 30 or 40 more to act on Your old Friend Judge Benton has been re-
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