1673
THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
SAMUEL A. CARTWRIGHT TO InA LEwrs
Natchez July St_h 1827
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I hnve heard you express a wish to have a physician in the neigh- borhood of your plantation on the riYer. Doctor Lyman Cronkrite the bearer of this is looking out for a situation to locate himself as a practitioner of medicine. He has been recommended as a worthv young man well qualified for the duties of his profession. • S,u.c 1 A CARTWRIGHT [Addressed:] Ira Lewis Esqr
FnANc1s BIGG.Hr TO AusTrN
. Monroe Augl 1-1827
Dn FRrnND My long Cilence I nm afraid will lead yon to Congecture that I nm numbered umongest the Dead I am still alive but has suferd agreat Deal of sickness from the fitages I have underwent acom- pained with a great Deal of Disapointp:iints I recd your letter which afordecl me agreat Deal of Sa,tisfaction to find that it was your opinion that slavery would bee alowecl nnd I amatently [im- mediately] prepered to move and was on the eave of it when by my exarsion to gett reacley I was relapsed and if it was not for the best of Care and medical skill I was gone to the world of spirits it was long ere I was so recovered as to bee able to proceed when a unspected event tooke place in the Death of Merritt my so11 inlaw as hee had given him self up to Drinke some time before which Carried him of and hns left his estate much involved and nm afrniecl will souse ( n mee out of two thousand Dollars which I have Judge- ment for and will be obliged to wait till Court which will take place in october for when hee found his Disolution aproaching hee not onley sinecl over all hee was possesecl of but also give his bronther of orlains n note for four thousand Dollars so ·us to Coyer liis prop- erty and keep me out of my lawfull right nnd Hide & Merritt of Orla.ins is since broke and how it will bee Desided I am ·at a loss to tell to Court as boath Judgements was obtained in ·one Day but mine was first but at that time I shall move the principal part of my pror:>erty at nll events and shall proceed as fast as possible Mrs Biggam I nm afraid will not acompnney mee as shee Constantley hear such unpleasant teal of the Countrey and people and Indians l hnve given you the out lines of what I hnve sufered and the im- pediments that has laid in my way after visiting the Countrey so often and spending so much money in so Doing and being of such
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