Letter written by Henry Ebenezer MacDonald - Galveston County Texas

John Hendry <john@thehendrys.freeserve.co.uk> 13 May 2001
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Transcript of a letter from Henry E. MacDonald of Galveston, Texas, to his 
brother Roderick who was working in Calcutta, at the time
Galveston, Texas
March 21st 1869
My Dear Roderick,
		I now sit down to write you a few lines to let you know 
that I am quite well.  Hoping that this will find you the same.  I am 
longing to hear to hear from you as I received no answer to the one I 
wrote sometime ago.  I have not received a letter from Father for over 
two months.  I suppose letters have gone astray.  I hope you are keeping 
in good health.  I have no doubt but the warm weather is coming on there 
as well as here.  Bussiness here is very bad.  I hope things will turn out 
better now since the Election.

Page 2

I am still in the employ of the G H & H RR and intend to be there this 
summer.  I hear that there is about 30,000 bales of Cotton up the country 
here but can’t get it down owing to the wet weather.  I have sent you 1 
Bundle of 3 newspapers.  I wonder if you got them.  There is nothing new 
here to write.  I will try my next letter to send you my “Carte de Visit”.  
There is nothing new untill next letter then I will give you a big letter.
Dear Roderick address all letter & Newspapers -
Henry. E. Macdonald
care B. W. Le Compte Esq
        Agent
	G H & H R R
		Galveston Texas