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Item Number:  0519
Description:  Survey field notes and draft of a letter: 1. Survey of 223 acres on both sides of Wards Creek. Land is without Warrant, the survey is dated April 28, 1823 and signed by Francis Alexander. 2. Draft of a letter from Walnut Grove, Green River, August ___, unsigned, but most likely written by Francis Alexander. The letter acknowledges an individual completing a long journey who safely arrived in "the land of your nativity" with the only company on the fatiguing trip being "your poor dum quadreped". No indication to whom the letter was intended.   
Date of Item:  1823-04-28
Category:  Supporting Documents
Location:  Box 7
 
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Walnut Grove, Gran(?) River, August...
Dear Sir,

We received your letters the one from Lincolnton in a few days the other dated July the 10th at Philadelphia August 5th, which you may expect gives us a deal of satisfaction to hear that arrived safe to the land of your nativity. Which no doubt gave you comfort after so long and fatiguing a journey. Lonesome we may suppose for we do not hear that you had any company in all your travels except your poore Dum [sic] quadruped. Which you say held out the journey very well, which we all had our doubts very much not but what your mare is a very good horse to her size and that's a great thing in Journeying a good horse is half there. Balte[?], you may rely on it.