THE AUSTIN PAPERS, 457 assertained and run-which is to be done soon; I think it will be the. means of giveing a sure and profitable Job to my Brother a large number of Settlements will be made on the .Arkansas this coming season a number of waggons and family from Kentucky and Ten- nesse have also p.issed the rock lately on their way to Texes and by their report their will be an immence Emigration this comeing sea- son-, General Hogan has run through most of his property has been compelled to part with his most valuable negros but I flatter myself that Mr Ashley has secured our debt against him- we had a letter from Cousin Mary, in good health- Mr Ashly had not re·- turned from the Courts at Hempstead and Miller countys but was dayly expected,- a Number of familys from Mount Pranrie are preparing to Start and Join S. F. A as soon as possible but a num- ber of those who talked of going have declined as they can not swallow the Spanish Oath- Mr Vaughn and Mr Scallings at the Little Missouria are both dead with a number more in that neigh- bourhood- "With regret I inform you of the unfortunate death of our Friend Col 0 • English of Hempsted, he had the last season Erected a com- plete Cotton Gin this fall he went to the post of Vi,T ashington to pur- chase ropes and Bagging for his Establishment, (he by accident met there with Mn English Sick and destitute of the common necessarys of life-although he had been so deeply injured by her he hired a House and Servant to attend her during her sickness and left funds for her future subsistance on Condition she should never again see his children for as a Mother she could have no further claim to them,) a few days after he returned while engaged at the Gin the Sleve of his shirt caught by the Saw Cylender and drew in his arm which was torn to peicies, in trying to extricate it his other hand was caught most of the hand was torn off and other ways much wounded the consequence was a mortification and he died in great misery- I have also heard that the Vessells and Familys which were to go from New Orleans to Join S. F. A. had started and that their was others in preparation-and also that Stephen was engaged in Survey- and takeing Soundings of the Bay of St. Berna.rd for the purpose of nssert[ain]ing the best Chnnells etc.- • My health is some better yet I suffer much pain; from the presant appearance of the weather I have but little prospect of getting to St Louis one of my legs is very much swelled the Cords of the knee ap- pear to be much contracted and fear will never regain their Elastic[i]ty- have not yet been out- but enough of my Com- plaints 25067°-24-VOL 2, PT 1--30
Powered by FlippingBook