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Saint Louis Nov. 15^ 1838 My Dearest Mrs Perry, My Jones of Texas is here and,/has but a few Min- utes to wait, though by him I purpose sending this scrawl. Mr and Mrs Perry and myself returned home from a tour to the East two weeks since. We fully expected to see your two youngest Children when we were at Pittsburg and Mr Davis sent for them lout they did not get theie before we left, if it had not been that they were sent for we snould certainly have gone to Steuoen- ville to see them though we know tnat the^ are quite well and in good hands for we saw Mrs Tom Hemstead who is boarding in — same house with your Daughter—and. has her Daughter here at school, Cou3in Eliza requested her to pay all attention she could to your little girl and she said she certainly would. We had the unexpected pleasure of seeing your son Guy at Chllicothe on his way to Gambia he was very well and in fine sioirets. Mrs Perry Iditertains a very high opinion of Guy and often speaks of him. We shall hope to hear from you very soon. Mr P's health is much improved from his trip to the Springs this summer, and cousin E. is very well now. Ox* Oest love and respects to Mr Perry and Austin and a doubl^-portion to yourself. Excuse haste. Sincerely yrs MaSX-Ann E^lia (addressed) Mrs James ?. Perry Brazoria Texa,s.
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[Transcript of letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, November 15, 1838],
letter,
November 15, 1838;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216317/m1/1/:
accessed July 16, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
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