Tyler Co. TX - Collier letter - 24 Jan 1858

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                          Collier Family Letter 
                                24 Jan 1858
                                      
                                                    Austin 24th Jany 1858
                                                                         
   Dear Elizabeth,
   
   Another week has rolled round and I have not received a word from any
   of you yet. I learn that the water has been high, which I suppose has
   prevented letters reaching here for I can not believe that you have
   all failed to write, if I could believe so I should not write at this
   time perhaps.
   
   I have endeavored to prevent any great anxiety on my part to hear from
   home and have suceeded pretty well so far, or at least within a day or
   two past, occasionally now I find myself becoming impatient to hear
   from home.
   
   Wrote to Charles on yesterday and said to him that I should hardly
   write any more before leaving here, but as there is a probability that
   we shall not adjourn before the 15th of next month I have concluded to
   write you today.
   
   Health is a little improving though you see by my writing that I am
   very nervous occasioned by loss of sleep, fatigue and anxiety, as well
   as reading and studying too much, which I have been forced to do, to
   keep myself up with the business that I may know my duty on all
   occasions.
   
   Business is progressing slow and I have no idea that we can get
   through by the first of March, but the members are determined to leave
   before that time. There is yet some very important business to act
   upon and there is no telling how long it may require.
   
   A _______ of private business has accumulated and some of it will be
   certain to go undone, unless we remain here for some time to come. I
   have nothing very interesting to write more than a man was committed
   to jail here last night on suspicion of having committed murder. A
   week ago yesterday a citizen of this place started to go to the
   Capital and never returned home any more, that night his wife received
   a letter ?? proporitably to be from her husband saying he had started
   to Mexico and should never return to see her again, as they could not
   agree. Next morning a man of this place and an acquaintance of the
   woman, and a widorer, went to the woman and said I suppose your
   husband has written to you, she replied, he had, to which the man
   replied, you will marry again this spring. He has since been trying to
   get the woman to take care of his children and has acted in such
   manner as to enduce her to believe that he had killed her husband, and
   she informed against him yesterday evening and had him put in jail.
   What proof can be made I do not know, but time will soon disclose. The
   woman is to be pited, as she is thought to be inocent, and says that
   her and her husband never had any disagreement in their lives. From
   what I can learn, the murderer was in hopes to get the woman by
   killing her husband.
   
                                           Hoping this may find all well,
                                                    I remain yours truly,
                                                            J. G. Collier
                                                                         
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   (above letter in possession of Clyde William Yancey family
   (great-grandson of Capt. Collier), of Beaumont, Tx)