Cherokee County NcArchives History - Letters .....From John Russell Welch To Jacob Forney Abernathy July 20, 1877
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		                               Moffaltown Belle Co., Texas
							     July 20, 1877
Mr. J R Welch, Dear Sir,
	After delaying a few days on my part, I will now write you I will say 
all is well Frank & myself times are tolerable fair in this contry and agood 
prospect for better times in the future
   As crops are better than they hav bin for many years     we hav had 
enormous amount of rain here ever since I got here and crops are generally 
good every where that I hav hird from    well John this is a ruff place, but 
once a man gets use to it it don’t seem so bad.  The people of this contry are 
all poor people but are accumilating very fast   most people of this state 
come here almost penniless and had to take a start from the stump
   Land is high, from $5 to $15.  improved land is fifteen per acre, parairie 
land $5.  wages this year from 15 to 25 on a farm --- cash up and no grumbling.
   Frank seems in good heart, I think he will make Texas his home.  He has two 
mustang ponies.  You may look for Frank of a Sunday and you will see him on 
his mustang with a hymn book on his arm and a mustang gal by his side.  Well 
now I will close this.
    You spoke something about my land.  I will say to you to tell Huskins I am 
willing to take the amount he and I agreed on, that is if he will pay you the 
amount in a week or ten days after you get this.  But if not, I don’t want to 
trade.  Tell him I need the money now or I won’t need it at all, for I will 
have some money in a month.
     I authorize you to sign any writ or title he wishes for my interest in 
Peachtree Lot.  If he wishes a voucher, if you will vouch for me I will make 
you whole in it and if I go home soon I will make him any kind of a title.  If 
I don’t, I can sent it by register letter.  So you now can sign any writ he 
wants you to and vouch if you wish.  You keep five dollars for your trouble.  
You close the trade right away and if you get the money, send it to Moffaltown 
Belle Co., texas.  I see nothing else necessary on this subject.  It don’t 
make any difference who it makes mad.  Tell him if he means business not 
hesitate a moment about the title for he is or shall be whole.
    tell Mother I am very well pleased with Texas & think I’ll make it my home 
in time to come   it is a good healthe country as I ever saw any where    I 
will come back an see you all in a year or two   I should like to see you all 
and go with cot tate afusnut hunting    Tell John leatherwood I ha got him a 
mustang gal picked out   tell him I will answer his letter soon   giv my love 
to all the children.  Tell ellic & rose I hav not forgot them yet   I will 
close asking you write soon to me  giv me a history of all the transactions in 
the country                                       Jacob F. Abernathy
               
                                                                               
         J R Welch


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