1850 Letter from F. B. Minyard of Carroll Parish

to Mr. William Blake of Georgia
Written on the outside
 
Grand Lake, Ark
June 21th
Mr. William H. Blake
Mulbury Grove
Georgia
 
Written on the inside:
 
May the 26 A.D. 1850
Louisana Carol Parish
 
Mr. William Blake. Dear Sir I avale my Self of the present opertunity of writing you a few Lines to let you now that I am well at presant hoping allso that these few lines may find you and familey injoying the same Blessings You wold now ask whare I am at & what I am doing I am working on a farme at tenn dolars per month with a man by the name of Thomas Smith nar the line of Arkansas five miles from the mississippi River. I Expect to stay hear until Some time in July and the I Expect to Return to Vicksburg and then I Expect to go out to See Seebron. Dear Sir I left Vicksburg on the 10th of April and John Leppord and family was well at that time and Miss Julyann was to bee maried in too weeks from the time that I left thare. She was to get one Ritchard Clark and I Expect you may now Stile hear as mistress Clark. Dear Sir times hear are tolarble good cotton is worth a good price and every thing els in propotion thee country hear is very Rich and productive tho I think it is very Sickley. Range is very good for hogs or cows and grate for game as you will fined out by what I am going to Say about green Leopar(d) hee went out hunting one day last week
 
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And killed five Bare and one deer and was not gon all day. I live within 2 miles of green and there all well or was the other day I have nothing of importance to write to you there fore you will Excuse The Shortness of my letter When you Receive this letter I want you to write to me and direct your letter to Vicksburg Nothing more at present
But Remain yours till deth Fare well at preasant
William Blake
 
F. B. Minyard