BURKE COUNTY, NC - MISC - Letter, Joseph Scott to his son Enza R. Scott
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ContributOr's Note:  This a letter from Joseph Scott of Table Rock, Burke Co, 
NC to his son who was in Cherokee Co as part of the Indian relocation.

Mr. Enza R. Scott. I now wright to you to let you know that we are all well & 
nothing new in the neighborhood to relate Our crops are tollarble good I am 
coming as sune as I can git wagon I will come myself & bring one of the boys 
with me & if you have not bought corn & fodder I want you to buy one hundred 
bushels of corn and three or four hundred bundles of fodder on the place if
you can git it there or as near there as you can Against I come & I count you 
to go out & look aboute all over the land & all so see the tract up the creek 
that runs through claim No 112. I beleve that Mr. Rupal bought at the sail & 
see the timber thats on it & judg whats its worth  Mr. Teatoms will be so good 
as to show you the lines. Friend Collet will go with you & know the worth of 
it & see Rupal & buy it if convenant before I cum I will cum as quick as I 
posable & go to doing somthing abote the place Reddy for the next year crop if 
you can Git boarding in good camp If you can not go to doing sumthing & not be 
idle for that bors the fruit of want & disgrace.
If you can buy a good sow & pigs of Mr. Teatomon good terms do so as they are 
handy to the place  Look a bite & no the price of hogs befour buying anny at 
all  I beg to be remebered to Cousin John Dobson & family   Mrs Guin & family 
& wish John & ffamily and all my friends Harriet is not yet certan weather she 
can come or not but wants to come with me. All the friends here is well. I was 
at Limonts (or Lincoln) some two or three weeks back. Cozins Shank & Jimmy
is there. All well & doing well. All the friends & acquaintance begs leave to 
have there ______ friend ______to you. All would be glad to see you. Your 
mother, your brother, & sisters send all _____ loving kindness to you & wants 
to see you onne more I begs that your absance may not let you forgit them & 
ever remain yours till death.

November 10th Day 1838        Jos Scott
                         Rachel Scott

N.B.  I send you fifteen dollars with Mr. Collet in silver to help you pay for 
our corn