Texas Rusk Co April the 12th 1854
Dear Sister It
is with pleasure that I again take my pin
in hand to write you all A few lines to
inform you that we are both in tolerable helth
at this time and we hope this will find you
all well I have not got any thing of importance
to write we have had A very wet Spring here
and quite the most of people is don planting
corn and Some of them is don planting cotton
I have got some corn in the garden knee high
and my beans is in bloom we have A nice
garden Texas beats all the places for chickens
and eggs I ever Saw or heard tell of I have
had moore eggs than I could make use of and
I only had 21 hens and I have Sold 4 or 5
dollars worth to the wagoners and moveers
I am just done cooking for some wagoners we had
A Show at the grocery last Saturday
evnig and you ought to have been here to got
Some candy and rasons and amons for th young men
treted all the girls to as much as they wanted
Some had theair bonnets full and some had theair
hankerchief full I saw A monkey it was the funnyest
little creture I ever Saw if you would give it A
pease of monney it would take off its had and
thank you the Show will be heare next Saturday evning A gain
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you all ought to come to Texas for it is A great deal
better country than georgia I sould be Sadesfide to
Stay hear if you would but I am going to See you
all if we live theair is a man going to georgia
this year from this settlement I have been talking
A bout going with but he is not going farther
than atlanta and is not going to Stay as long as
I want to stay when I go I had your fortune
told and he Sayed you would be married in 7
months and that you was e[n]gageed now
he Sayed that you had a great many beaus and theair
was one light complected man going now that
the old people was willing for you to have and had
Som property you must not marry til I go for
I intend to go the first opportunity Jeremiah
talks of going next winter and if he does
you may look for me Sertain you Sayed Ma had A
cloke and if I would come she would give it to me I
entend to come to see her if we live for you dont no
how glad I would be to See you all you Sayed you
thought if the kilgores had any friends hear they
had better come to them if the have got any
heare I have not got acquaited with them yet
for I have not herd any person speak well of
James Since I have been here and I believe
that they just wrote them letters to make people
think that we was not thought any thing of in
georgia but we have got friends in georgia and Texas too
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we wrote Brother James and
Sister Amanda A letter before christmas and have
not got any answer yet and your letter was
wrote Feb the 12 and mailed March the 11 at
Monroe and at Milledgeville Mar the 18 and
we recieved it April the 8 and was truly glad
to heare from you all I would be glad Some of you
would come to this country for it is A fine country
to live in I have cabidge in the gardan that
will measure 10 inches across the top I must bring
this to A close by Saying you must all write
often So nothing more at presant only we remain
your affectionate Brother and Sister until death
John F Robertson
Eliza F Bradely Susan A Robertson


I will Send you A piece if my Sack as it is
the first thint I have bought sencse I have
been heare and a pease of my aprons it is
homes[p]un worp and fillin I am now
Spinning for me some counterpans