When I parted with you, I believe I informed you that my
family would be in Texas in December or January, but since my return
home, I find it will be impossible for me to do so, I will not be able
to remove them before April or May, I shall however be in Texas
with my property in December, when I shall make a location and
commence erecting Cabins etc. the object of making this communication
is a desire on my part not to deceive you as to the time I
shall have my family in the Colony. This letter will be handed you
by Doct. Phelps who sets out on Sunday next for San Felippe de
Austin and will be followed in the course of the winter by his
family, who owing to the unusual unhealthiness of this and
Louisiana consider it unsafe to attempt to travel before winter— This
whole country has been visited with a dreadful Gale of Wind
and a great deal of rain which has cut the crops of Cotton and sugar
off more than one half and I have no doubt there are a great many
plantations that will not make more than expences— In Virginia
and North Carolina they have had an insurrection of the negroes,
who before their progress were stopped butchered 70 or 80 persons,
say men women and children spareing neither age nor sex— Serious
apprehensions are entertained of an Insurrection of the blacks in
this state and Louisiana particularly in the latter state, the people
are on the qui vive patroles are moving at all hours and I think
it impractable, even should they make the attempt to do much
mischief
I have not seen a well day since I left Texas, I have had an attack
of Jaundice,—I have taken the liberty of sending you by Doct,
Phelps a few late News papers—