Washington County
St. Rose near Springfield
Kentucky
Dear Brother
I received your kind affectionate letter Apr. 27, 1833. It gave
me great joy as I had not heard from you since about 4 years ago
& did not know whether you were living during which time & I
wrote 6 letters to you. I received your letter & the hundred
Dollars but I cannot tell in whose name & sent also to Mr. More
informing him that I had received the $100. Dr Gaither of
Springfield engaged Mr. Cunningham, a Springfield merchant, to
receive the money at Louisville & Mr. Cunningham delivered it to
me about 4 years ago. I have been much confined this winter &
springs. One of our Priests, [__] Rev'd Samuel Montgomery & 3 of
our neighbours are now exploring Texas & have promised to call
upon you as they return through Opelousas. They took Shipping at N.
Orleans May 26--
If I had known you were living I should certainly have gone with
them & been with you & if they settle in Texas I intend to
go with them & call on you for I shall only recover my health in
that warm climate. I shall write every 15 days till receive an
answer from you. Be so kind as to tell me where to land from the
river & how to travel to you.
What pleasure will it give me to see you my Dear Brother.
Write to me soon.
Your loving Sister, Mary Elizabeth R. Wells
May 6th, 1833
