THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 369 You Requested me to give you information of your family it will now be unnecessary as H Elliot can give you everry Information that I can no doubt you have met Mr Honey in New Orleans: I Calculated you would: from the Information I receivd of your Intention of going theere: that you would be theere about the time he would arive theere Mary has given him a fine son in his absence Boath are well. I have had Considerable sickness in my family this season Nanoy has had an uncommon share; three months past she has been much of the time confined to her Room she is now gaining strength fast the Balance of the family are in good health-Henry Elliott can give you all the news that is going which is not muche; hard times is the General Complaint I hope that the time is not far distant when I shall here that your are permanently settled in your new situation and doing well-Allways your friend ELIAS BATES [Rubric]
TESTUCONL\L OF CHARACTER
We the underneath Subscribers of the County of Hempstead and Territory of Arkansas Being personly acquainted with the Mr John '\iVoolsey and his two Sons Samuel and William Woolsey and the familys Belonging to them for the Space of three years do certify that they are Good honest hardwor[k]ing-people and their has nothing Been laid to their charge anyways Dishonest they have Been considered good honest Citizens we further State that they never did join the Republickcan Anny nor never was engaged in any In- dian Trade wha[t]ever Given from under our hands this 7 th day of December 1820. Daniel vViJburn • Berry A. "'ilson John W _ Pettigrew John F Kellar William Throop Daniel Props James Grayham D. Clark Daniel McGilbury Jonathan bishop John MoClinton Gilbert Clarks . George Leeper John B. Dilliard J P. John Talbott William Stevenson Joel Stewart Jaa L l\foLaughlin James Wright
John Johnson__ Edward Johnson Samuel M Pugh Charles Y. Long Isaac Lee John Conner
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