- (Letter No. 21 ) Georgetown Williamson Co., TX 14 Jun 1851.
Dear Father and Mother this leaves us all well. I write often but receive no letters I have not received one letter with 1851 on it, the reason I know not. Still I am anxious to communicate with you all while living in this world, for I know the time is short at best and we should look seriously into our conduct throught word and deed, and see if they compare with the Devine patron Giver of God in his revealed will. I reminded you of these things although you know them. As to the affairs of this world we are getting along very well. Our crops look promising at this time. I have ten acres silked out and forty five acres of turf corn from shoulder to knee high. With a few more showers and our country will abound in plenty. Wheat harvest is over. Some crops very good. I have not seen smut nor rust nor spot nor other defect that might be attributed to the country. There is a giant want of good quality of wheat for seed. I now make the request again for some of my friends to send me by the first opertunity some of the best fall and spring wheat that can be obtained in that country. I am now prepared to give it a fair trial. I am now of opinion that we have the best wheat growing country in the West. Oats are as good as I ever saw. I planted one half bushel Irish Potatoes last spring. I have dug them and they are as good I ever raised and yield as much. Irish potato seed are worth 4 dolls. per bushel here every spring. There was want of sweet potato seed last spring and there will be few raised. There sweet potato seed last spring and there will be few raised. There seems to be a rise on every species of property this year. Land is rising very fast, and the Country crowded with Emigrants, more than any period since I have been here. Steam boats are still running the Colorado with success. Not long ago I wrote at length on various subjects for fear you have not recd anything from me I will here mention the death of William Reed in California. Inteligence came Jackson Strickland to his father which I stated in a former letter. Our Indian affairs are much the same. I have nothing new on that subject. One of my neighbors seen Wm. C. Sparks a few days since. He (Sparks) sent me word they were all well. I have intended going to see them this summer but have not got off yet. I am rather confined at home on account of having some boarders. Boarding here is worth ten Dolls. per month some have twelve. I went a fishing a few days since. I killed about 100 pounds, found a bee tree and returned home. The Buffalo have been in our settlement but I have not time to go out after them. Some (of) our neighbors went out and caught some calves. In closed I send you some grass seed. The small seed is fine for yard grass and stands grazing well. Both are mesquite grass. The large seed is what we call Winter Mesquite and stands grazing and large enough for hay. Either will grow on any rich land you please to plant it on. I have seen seven or eight kinds of this grass but I think these two kinds the best for your use. I sent James Stevenson some of the same kind by letter about two weeks ago. I will close by wishing you all well. Samuel (Alexander) I would like some of you to write once a month. What is common with you is interesting to me. No more till the next moon. S.A.(There was no stamp but 10 in the rt. hand corner directed to John Alexander Fayetteville, AK via New Orleans
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