[ Notes: Hawkinsville is in Pulaski Conuty, adjacent
to Twiggs. That Col. Robert (John Little Hodges elder brother) lived
there in 1833 is otherwise unconfirmed. A letter was sent to him
in Marion in 1830. There was a Baker County in Alabama in 1833 -
since renamed Chilton. There were Galimore's, variously spelled,
in Twiggs and Pulaski counties, including a Floyd Galimore.
No Gilmores. No town called Camows nor Lamows in Alabama.
There is a Lamont in Butler County. ]
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Lamows? Ala 18 3/4 May 18 Col. Robert Hodges Hawkinsville Ga. |
| 14th May 1833.
Dear Brother I wrote to you some time past from Biran Baker County enclosing to you some money I have heard nothing on the subject I would be to know something about it be so good as to afford me information so soon as you can I was taken sick have had a severe attack however recovered so as to attend to my business high water impeded my progress or I should have endeavored to have seen you The prospect of crops not so good owing to the quantity of Rain which we are under at the present for the 3rd time this spring All in common health You spoke of the difficulty likely to come to our common country it is painful to reflect on appearances. a moderate course may succeed I hope will A restrictive system in time, no doubt will be adopted in the time allowed to you and me I think a plan of that sort to be oppression and wrong We must oppose Let us however be carefull Once we are shackled in our political affairs, we will find difficulty in restoring harmony that will be durable |
| history goes to show that many States and Kingdoms
has been brought into existence by the designs of a few men each wishing to be foremost. finally forming a colusion among them selves after tiring the people they all agree to guarantee to each a portion of power and maintain him in it Shall the American people be thus duped I hope not We have honest well informed men among us besides those clamoring And I do hope the clamoring will be discontinued And a dispassi onate course pursued under a course of that sort we will be safe otherwise we will burst the cabinet let me hear from you when at leasure As usual Yours &c. Col. Robert Hodges Mrs. F. Gilmore |
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