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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
FRANCIS BIGOA.l\C TO AUSTIN
:Monroe :Missippi January 8-1825
Corn 18 AUSTIN Sm I now for the first time Cince I left you embrace the op- pertunity to write to inform you of my Situation and interest relitive to the brases and the reasons of my Detenshions Cinse I Came home I have been in Georgia and South Carolina and should have started to the Brasses imadeantly on my arival :from Georgia if I was not compeled to attend two suits of law which I had instituated some time before I went out to see you one for the killer of my negroe and the oather against a villin for altring a Hog marke which will hee Detarmed in all in Aprile and I then flatter my self that some time in may I shall have the pleasure of seeing you acompined by my brouther and family as it will not bee in :Merritts power to Come for a short time as hee has a great Deale of business to sittle but will bring a hand to improve his plase I shall bring my familey by water and am about to start to orlains to procure ·a vessel for that purpose Mr. ,villiams the bearer of this has confirmed me in my nost sanguin oppinion of the brasses being the most Desirable part l'f the Continant I have said and Don every thing I Could in its favour but how can I stand against prejudice and folshoods but time will Dispele the hate and I hope I shall live to see it improve and flurish I have been informed that you have Designated my lands and I have now Doubt but there situation in point of ad- vantage is Calculated to please on my arival as I have made loud ex- petations on that head as I often thinke and speake of the lands on the mile - [illegible] as that seems to bee my favourat spot but shall refar all to my arivale as I flater my self that I shall ever .finu a Cincere friend in you for if I was not confirmed in that opinion I Could [be] happy and make money where I am you will present my best wishes to all my :friends with you :Mr Tong Cor 18 Pettes and familey Mr Bell and familey and all a.cquentences I Could sitt and write a volum to you on the subject of the braces [Brazos] but as the time is short [until] I shall a.rive I will wave the subject to then and 1 hope you will accept my best wishes for your health and ha,ppiness and that I shall soon bee one to ad to the number of your Contry and as such I will subscribe my self your frien-d and obt St. FRA 8 BIOOAM Do give my love to your brother
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