New Orleans 28 Mar 1835.
Mr. Jas F. Perry
Dear Sir This will inform you of my being in this place in good
health. I arrived here 10 days ago after a tedious trip from New Madrid
on Board of Flat Boats I brought down with me 3 Boats loaded with
Corn in sacks and fortunately met with a Verry good market I had
4000 sacks containing 2 bushels each which I sold at $1.50 each the
princip part of which I collected for goods sold. I make Clear on the 3 loads
1,350$ I leave for home tomorrow morning and expect to go on to
Philad. immedeatly to lay in goods, I learned from Mr. Jack and Moor
that Col. Austin had been set at liberty which I was truely pleased to hear
and much hope ere this reaches you he will be with you all. Your Nephew
Baldwin Capt of the Mediteranian I took supper with on Board last night
he informed me your friends were generally well and that Lavinia is at
the time at John Perrys. I had no news from the mines for some time
before I left home Lead is still high I heard from St Louis a short time
before I left home, It was supposed Angeline Perry would be married
in a short time to a young Lawyer from Maryland Clarissa Austin was
married in Decr to Mr. Beebe Merchant in St Louis I expect from what
I can learn she has done much Better than Marg Our prediction as to
Nelson I am sorry to learn has Come to pass, he I have been told is very
disipated and is doing no good. I wrote you some time ago, requesting for a
friend of mine in N. Madrid to know whether some claims could be
collected of Georg Tennell a part of them is for notes sent to Texas by him
on Col Austin for Collection which I am of opinion Perry and I paid
him for Austin the Ballance are notes given by him, If I mistake not to
Peter A Laforge, you will please write me what the prospect would be
to collect them. I am in hope If the Col gets home you will be able to
get the Ballance of the money due me soon, also that you will be able
[to] make something out of the debts due the old firm. I think it is time
our friend Chrisman was paying If he has not should you have any money
to remit to me send it to John Casse and Co I never got the money 100$
from Slocomb until about a month ago they Contended they had not Recd.
it until I sent your letter to me her[e] and had it shown to them. I hope
you will write me soon how you are getting on etc. as it gives me much
pleasure at all times to hear from you please present my most respectful
Compliments to Mrs Perry and family tell Austin [Bryan] I have wrote
two letter to him since Sept. and he must write to me. In the mean time
accept for your self and family the best wishes
Wm. W. Hunter [Rubric]
[Addressed:] Mr. Jas. F. Perry Brazoria Texas Care. Mesrs. Mill's.