Amite City, LA
June 11, 1888
Dear Family,
I don’t think that I shall be able to leave here until next
week. Shall write you again, however, before
I leave for home. Shall stay at Chicago
on my way.
We are all having a good time here, although the weather is rather
warm, but not more so than with you; 87 the highest so far. I have to stay longer than I expected on
account of making the title perfect to all the colony lands. Mr. Corbin continues to do some very crooked
work in selling land to Iowa residents. Am afraid that the gentleman will get into a
very bad row of stresses by & by. My
matter and also Arthur’s is all right as I have examined all the records here.
Some of our company have left for home, some have gone to Florida,
some to SW LA, some have returned from there and like this place much better
than they did there. They have some of
the finest potatoes here that I ever saw.
The strawberries and the blackberries are very plenty as yet we have strawberries
on the table every meal.
I did not feel very well this morning but am all right again
this afternoon. This ailment was brought
on by too much fruit. I wish Olive was
here to enjoy this baking climate. We attended
a festival last night for the benefit of the Episcopal Church. It was attended by about 500 people and 114
dollars was realized and the company was first class in every respect.
I feel quite at home and only wish that the price of my
property there was in my pocket or available so that I could use it here right
now. Hope that Frank has attended to matters left
with him to see to. Tell Robbie &
Mattie that what I write is for them or for one as much as another, so they
will excuse me from writing to them directly.
My love to all. There
some indications of rain which is needed for it rather dry here just now. Here comes an invitation to go for a ride to
see the country.
From Father
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