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(August 10, 1859, p. 4)
rains at Uncle Adds + a few miles West of him they have had more than they wanted. The kin are all well. We quit work last saturday (for want of irons) + seathered off. John went up to Sams + porbably to Ehss + Sams again + may be out a day or two yet. The irons got in Saturday night after we left. Pete is still making arrangements to start to Tennesee the first of October. We will get through here in this month if nothing happens Then if no profitable job is offered we tald of taking a camp trip out West to look at the country. Aug 11th 5 oclock AM. Yours of the 27th inst John + Henry came in last night. It was mailed on the 29th + got to McKinney on the 9th 11 days. that is the gerechest (?) trip out. My last from Marta + Eliza was Feb. 25 + my last to them was april 16th. Something wrong in the mail. I'll write again. You say the Texas fever is still raging in Sumner. Just let them come. We have lots of feed for them. You speak of investing Leamnes in Lands. The time is past when that amount could be invested to any advantage about here. I might be done probably out on the frontier
