was done as a rcLaliaLion for some insulL John Scqucn gave Lhcm 011 his return from Mondova. The lilllc girls of our Lown I clo assure you find Lhcmsclvcs Lolcrahly well allcndcd lo, and lhcy do not appear much displeased al some allcnLion being shown lo Lhcm. Two nigh ls ago I saw Mclchorcile in company wiLh her rnoLhcr al Hog ~lonlc, which is scl up by the officers of Lhc Monies Ballalion for their own amusement. She was as fine as a fiddle and as spry as a mouse. Baulctc Lhe old ladys daughler on Lhc square and the Kings sisLer-in-law is al Lhe head of the Fandango R.R. and Lhe liLLlc girl Lhat you frequently mel mornings when you wcnl lo Lhc river lo wash is very desirous lo know what has become of you. Often enquires for you and I fear she is Lhunder struck just under lhc Lail bone. Casianas wife is as crazy as a bed bug so for Lhe last six weeks, as completely crazy or deranged as any person us I ever saw and nothing lhal has been done for her has done any good. I have advised Casiana lo lake her lo New Orleans and place her in a hospital as iL would cost him no more than he is now paying he being compelled to keep two men and a woman lo allend to her. You mention in your letter of Lhe 25th of lasl month that you had wrote lo me the mail before the lasl and senl other communications al the same Lime. I received a lellcr from you dated 5Lh Aug. and posl marked Labadie buL as lo any communications I have heard noLhing about Lhcm. You say in your lellcr of the 5Lh that you would dispatch a courier in a fcw days with a slatemenl or account of all mallers but that you would .nol give it al that lime as you had lo make oul the communications for the Political Chief as well as your own. I make this reference lo your letter of the 5th so that you may know whether or not it is the one you allude lo in yours of the 25th. l expect to leave this about lhis 151h for the Nashville Colony 011 a visit and lo arrange for moviug from here whenever l may gel fool loose. My· family united send lhcir respects lo you. They arc also happy lo hear lhal you have good heallh and lhey wi~h lo know how the house comes 011 as they inlen<l leaving lhis :-0011 and arc desirous lo hav<.! the house ready. How docs times go with now a days in San Fclipt•"! lla\'c
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