Tyler Co. TX - Collier Letter, 5 March 1868 Submitted by Barbara Yancey Dore rootslady@msn.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Collier Family Letter 5 Mar 1868 Tuxpan Mexico 5th March 1868 Dear Elizabeth Through mercy I am here after a long and tiresome trip. We left Galveston on Sunday morning about sun rise (23rd) & reached here Tuesday 3rd at 2 oclock P.M. I became sea sick soon after starting & remained so for 8 days---unable to eat any thing I could get. Mr. Landrum being worse than myself. James and Mr. Cline stood the trip very well. We had one severe blow and the winds were unfavorable all the time. I have seen but little of the country.... stayed with J. H. McKinney last night. His land looks rich but his crop does not come to what I expected to see. We have but a few minutes ago got our things through to Custom House & shall now leave in a short time for ?Trumbadero and therefore I can not write lengthy but will try to write by the Schooner Petrel which is expected here in a few days. Mr. Cline and James are about going into business here---getting logs for the saw mill which is in successful operation. There is a considerable flood of imigration here & in the vicinity of this place and all seem to be well pleased. I do not find every bush, tree and plant covered with thorns as has been represented, but find very few thorns. There is a much greater variety of goods, fruits than I expected. I saw a tree bearing gourds resembling our gourds except they have no necks. Tell John W. Stewart that this is the place for him---no good watch maker here-- they send all their work to Galveston from here. In great haste Your Affectionate Husband J. G. Collier ****************************** (In possession of Barbara Yancey Dore, Nederland,, Tx)