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Col. Robert Hodges Marion Twiggs County mail } Georgia |
| Washington Beaufort Co N.C.
August 28th 1830
Dear Brother I received your letter dated 15th of this inst by the last mail which gave me great satisfaction to hear that you were all well I have only purchased one Negro since I wrote you last that is a girl a such a one as our Hainney I got her for $250 and was offered the next day for her by another trader $300 which I would not take it for I will assure you that such Negroes is very hard to purchase in this part of the countr= =ary I have bin industrious as the nature of the case would admit of wory since I have bin hear & I do believe that I shall not be able to get such negroes as I want but if I cant get them I shall lay out my money for women & children Theare have bin court in this place this weak & thare have bin nine speculators hear all the weak and theare are four or five stasioned hear from Alabama which theare are wanting for a great many negroes of the same kind that I wish to buy though if any person can buy negroes here I can for every person appears to |
| be my friend though I do not believe
that I can get
my complement hear I have taken a trip on Roanoak River & purchased only one & shall set out for theare on monday next for to attend court in Williamstown The kind of Negroes that we want is sitting vary high hear & I think theay are rising vary fast as theare are so many speculators in the countrary Thaie are stationed in all parts of this section whare ever I go theare are more speculators in this section than has bin at one time for several years could negroes of the kind that we want be had hear at the presant prises theare could be something made on them but Sir they can not be bought hear not a large quantity of them tell Mr Rains if he should come I will do any thing that I can for him & thare is no doubt but what my friends will do the same but I do not think that he can lay out his money for but one kind of negroes hear that is women & children & tho other traders find that they can not git such as they want they are buying up them though I shall wait with ease? and I think perhaps that I shall make out to git as many as I want |
| by the aid of my friends. The question
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my father’s business is not yet decided as I wrote you last nor wont be until the first Monday in Sept At that time theare will be Sup.r Court in Greenville Mr Gastin was not at hoalm nor wont be un til then Fathers part of Uncles estate will be about $1600 I shall have three or four hundred dollars in note coming to me from the estate if we settle which I shall lay it out for a negro or two The two young fellows that I bought at Uncles sale I have since bin offered four hundred & twenty five dollars a piece for them Pomp appears vary onwilling to come with me & I dont no but what I shall sell them all to gether & buy more I can’t say when I shall set out for hoalm, but as soon as I can get my business arran- ged, but shall not hurry my self tell my friends that if I am not theare at the election that I am in hopes it will not make a difference for I am in hopes they will not need my assistance tell Col. Warren he must be industrious for thare is no telling the anxiety that I feal I will write you the next mail My health is good Your loving brother John L. Hodges |
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