Newsletter 5 1981-84.pdf - The Grayson Family

State of MasouriaCrawf ord CountyFebruary the 18thBrother HenryContinued. page 2per hundred, corn one dollar per barrell, wheat 50 cts perbushel. This a very mountainous country. I cannot describeit nigher than the tog of then mountains with Tennesseebottom upon it for it is as healthy and the range is better.In Saint Louie beef is worth 20 cts, pork 3.50. I wouldto God I had moved here long ago, dogone, come and look atthis country. ~on't move on my say so. My next neighborone half mile, the next one mile and half, then 3 miles, thenaround there is plenty of neighbors. This country cannat besettled thick, the range will be good here as long as thevrorld stands. It takes 3 or 4 yoak of steers to turn theground then you are done clearing, I want you and Hughy tomanage my affairs there the best you can and send me money asfast as you can and if your bills is small send sone in aletter, some to Jefferson and Carrol and James and the restof the boys for I want money to enter with and buy youngsteers. Thismoney that I now have got I might give it formeat and cows. The next I get in I will enter land with.I have Jackson to enter with one days ride of Joseph. ThenI will go after him. I want you to send as soon as possibleto get hid out of there before hot weather. He wrote toPleasant scandalizing me and he has wrote to you the sameand did so on the road. He took his own things out of thewagon and I lost half days drive trying to get him along.If any of you -,vants'his debts paid then pay them outof yourproperty not out of mine. How he is my brother, I am goingof him as soon as I get money to enter land. I want to seeMother and all of you very bad. I got no news about ~aniel' snote and a heap other things.To Henry GraysonB, F. GraysonFeb. 18th, 1846On envelopeTennessee Paid 10Marion County CheakevilleHenr Gra.y:s ovLitt 1 e Prairlc, Mo. Feb. 27