THE AUSTIN PAPERS.' ·855 State of things ·at the Mines; and I think ·your letter will have considerable effect- Price continues to persecute him and has lately made some publications with an intention to injure him- It is generally congectured something-Serious will take place when he returns from the Eastward- Nothing ·appears to excite so much interest throughout the country, _at present as the approach- ing election- Ashley and Bates are candidates for Govr and Wm C. Carr, Nath 1 Cook and Evans are candidate for Lt Govr- these elections will be warmly contested; Gen 1 Rector has been removed from office, by the influence ·of David Barton--=-this ~aused much ex- citement in St Louis and no doubt "Bloody doings" will take place on "Bloody Island" in· a short time-his successor is by the·name of McKea formerly attached to ·-the ·corps of Engineer's.-a man of handsome tallents- Emily and myself will ~sit the mines next week when I shall -see all your old acquaintances James Bruffe[y] may be prevailed on to move to the Province of Texas-- I have not heard one word from Varner. I have therefore con- cluded not to delay any longer. I shall be at Natchitoches by the 20 th of Oct or .1 of November certainly, unless you make some other arrangement-- I would advise you to send out 2 waggons and some spare horses- I shall take on the family of Negroes at all hazerds it consists of Sarah and four children- A :fyfr. Carpenter who has been living here for some time, and who Married Polly Bai·field, that formerly lived with Mr■• H Austin she.has been living w1th Emily for some time past-- Mr-C. is a very good man understands survey- ing and also is well acquainted with the ~Iissip" anq. will be of much Service to me on my journey,- Emily will want some one to ac- company her and Mn- C. has lived with her so long that had rather she should accompany her-they will be of no expence to· me on the journey-· I have promised him for his assistance to convey him from Natichitoches. I shall buy •a good Dearbourn 1Vaggan ·in St. Louis covered over with oil cloth to keep out the rain-and I think one that will .answer for 1. or t,w<? h01·ses preferable as there will be too much of a load for 1. horse-a light one that would answer for 1. horse and put a tongu~ to it for two ho'l'Ses on the jou1vney is the kind I will get- I have nothing more·to say-times are extremely dull- the Mississippi has been higher up luwe. ·by 3 feet than last year,-the.crops are all dist?-oyed and provisions are to be very high and scarce-in fact I hardly know what a great many will. do-I would not positively exchange the Brazos for all tf1e land I have seen between here and there- I informed you of the death of Aunt Austin She died shortly after the death of Mother- She has left a large and helpless Family of Children. God only knows what is to become of them. Wm· will go on :with me-.
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