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355 O Hazel Run December 20$? 1823 My Dear Stepehn / I embrace this favourable opportunity by EsqT Andrews of writing you a few lines, and informing you how happy I was made a few evenings since in seeing Woods, and of reading your let- ter altho it was a very old date, it assured me that my Brothers were well when it was wrote— I hope before this comes to hand that you will have receivd the Packet that I sent by Mr Thomas Ends, in that I gave you a full statement of my buisness and sit- uation I find by your letters that you have never received any from Mother or my self Since Mr Bryan's Death what has gone with all the letters God only know&% for we have writen upwards of fifty, sent some by the way of New Orleans, and various other ways-- 0! My Dear Brother I have seen much trouble with-in eigh- teen Months past, but thanks to a good and just God I have alway/ been able to provide sufficently for My Family; who have injoy'd most excellent health for the last twelve Months-- I regret very much that Brown can not come on untill Spring, the travling will be so very dangerous, on account of high water's--for I think it advisable for him to come through the Little Rock, and see after the Property that was left their so^e in Doctor Cunningham hands and some in Ashleys, they have never writen a line eather to Mo- ther or myself— I do not expect that my Children will ever be benefitted by any of the Arkansas property, for it is all in the hands of Ashley and William C. Carr, but if I can but once git
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, December 20, 1823],
letter,
December 20, 1823;
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