| Gen. J.O.K. Williams
Washington Beaufort Co. mail} N. Carolina |
| Twiggs County Georgia Oct 17th 1836
Dear General I take the pleasure to write you a few lines to inform you that we arrived home safe with our negroes no accident occurred on the road only Mr. Bryan was taken sick near the line of N.C. & S.C. he was so ill that he could not travel my Brother stopped with Mr. Bryan I proceeded on with our negroes brother stayed with Bryan several days un till he thought him in a safe condition he left him and has got home The note that you and sum of our other kind friends endorsed for us and was discounted at the Bank in Wash- =ington has been sent on to the branch of the State Bank in Macon for collection I have seen the managers of the bank and have made every arrangement to meet our note when it falls due please say to the cashier of your Washing Bank Mr. Bunion that the note will be attended to &c. Our cotton crops are very short the worm has cut our crops off in this section a third or more corn crops are tolerable good. The war in this State & Alabama with the Indians are about |
| closed the indians are all made their escape
to Florida and are still doing sum fighting occ =asionally. Politics are raging here at a cons =iderable extent White are gaining ground very fast and there is sum hopes that he will git the vote of this state. This leaves me in good health hoping it will find you yours and all of my friends in the same please accept my best respects and tender them to all of my friends Sir believe me I am yours Respectfully &c Gen J.O.K. Williams John L. Hodges Washington, N.C. |
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