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but little Economy in the Administration a Better State of Things must be hoped for • T. [or J.] REILLY Gn Wilkinson has stopped at Puebla to recover from an indisposi- tion produced by fatigue. He will probably be here in a day or two [Addressed:] J. H. Hawkins New Orleans
MARIA AUSTIN TO AUSTIN 1
Herculaneum Aprill the 26 1822 • I have a good opportunity of draping a few hasty lines to my beloved Sons-by Ml' Honey, he arrived in the Dolphen last night from gt Louis, . has Purchased a Share in hur and Starts in two hours for New Orleins-M:ary sent for me to Stay with hur during his abcence. I have promisd to remain with hur till the Inst wecck in may, when I must attend your Sister as She expects to be con- fined in June---: I am well pleased to find your cousin :Mary so happy and pleasantly Situated, She has every Convenience and comfort that is requisite to render the marriage quite happy and blessed with a very lovely and healthy boy Six months old I wrote my dear Sons not long Since by the two Alleys and Expressed in that letter my great anxiety to hear from you and your brother and Since my arrival here my fealing had been greatly agitated by a report that the Indians had Commenced on your Infant Colony and had carried of[f] all the horses and Stock theay could find-this unwellcome news was brought by some travallers from Texas-but I still flatter myself the report is.not true, Since nothing of the kind is mentioned in the ·papers on the contrary the papers Speaks-<>£ very favourable changes taken place da[i]ly in the Spanish prov- inces, boath in politicks and religeon, I am very willing my dear Son to view ~he.bright side of the prospect at the same time I cannot divest my mind of a thousand Apprehentions for your Safety, as I well know your dear Father Anticipated trouble from the Savages and he intended to erect a fort, I have often heard him Say that the first worck that was don[e] Should be the building of a kind of fort where he and his Compannions would be Safe in case of an attack from the hostile Indians-pray write me the particulars of every thing for though·I could do you no Servise I Still.wish to know the truth of every thing and shall be unhappy in mind till I have letters from you and Brown-I had the Sattisfuction of Spend- ing part of a day with your amiable Cousin N Carr-She has gown to St Geneveive to mack a visit to hur poor Brother A Eliot he is
• Ol'iginal in possession of Mrs. Emmett L. PetT1,
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