We arc 11 miles from Sabine on the road crossing al Thompson's ferry. I was lucky enough to get a comfortable house and about 40 acres of cleared land and if we have no further interruption, I shall make a fine chance of corn. You have heard so many exaggeraled accounts of the country that it is 11ot worth while to say much of it. I like the country what little I have seen very well, but I have not began to see the beauty of it. I have seen no country to equal this for cotton in my life. I shall start out in a shorl time in search of land and lay my leagues and I want to clear out some leagues on shares one half for the other as is the custom here and if I do 2200 acres of land will cost S 100 land will seU high here soon for a great portion of the country is surveyed already. I shall not spare pains and trouble in making my selections. If the country should be settled a11d a good government established you certainly would do well to come to it for a man can make more and live easier than in any part of Georgia. We have never got our boxes yet they had not reached Orleans when we were there and I left orders to them to be shipped to Natchetoches on Red River this is about 60 miles from me and I have not been to that place since we left it. I expect they have landed safe. I shall be there soon and will write you. Susan has got well and we have had good health. Write soon and direct to Fort Jessup Louisiana. The mail does not come regular since our last disturbance to this place. I have to write this in haste as I have an opportunity of sending to the office 25 miles by a gentleman leaving our house. Write all the particulars of matters and things. All are well and Susan would have written but for a lack of time.
Yours with respect A. M. Grinage
Mr. Alexander Grinage, Upatoi, Muscogee County, Georgia
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