Houston 7^th September

Dear Manerva I roat (sic) you a few days since by Mr Watkins but I lern (sic) that he has not left town yet and I write agane (sic) I rec'd your letter by Col Spark which gave me considerable releaf (sic) to hear that Henry had got well of his coughf (sic) and was going to scool (sic) and lerning (sic) fast I am unable to say at what time congress will Brake (sic) up as tomorrow is the first day of the regular session but I do hope that it will not continue longer than one month but little has ben (sic) dun (sic) as yet for the cuntry (sic) I have sent you by evy (sic) oppertunity (sic) Newspaper but you se (sic) by these nothing more than the Resaloosions (sic) of the Different members or I would have roat (sic) you oftener but I have no chance only at night and that is in a Room where a number of persons stay and it is imposabl (sic) to rigth (sic) for the Noise of others

I am ancious (sic) to hear wheather (sic) the corn has ben (sic) geathed (sic) or not and wheather (sic) the shirt has ben (sic) sent off if [missing] have not [missing] be imedeuately (sic) as thear (sic) can be no danger now of worry I intend to go to New Orleans this winter if I should liv (sic) to purchase more goods and try and mak (sic) up my lossis (sic) so

I am glad to hear that Mr Patton got me a good horse and I want him made fat by the time I get home I wish you could hear this nois (sic) that is in town tonight you could then form sum (sic) Idea of my fealing (sic) a quantity of the Treasurey (sic) noats (sic) will soon be in circulatin (sic) in that conty (sic) and I am not shur (sic) that tha (sic) will answer so well (sic) and I want you to say to Mr Cose that It would not be best to take much of it unless he can chang (sic) it of and at the same time I would lik (sic) the mony (sic) to be encuraged (sic)

Your uncle and aunt left hear (sic) this morning for Nacogdoches and will reach thar (sic) in about three weeks from this time Your aunt will stay with you all winter and perhaps longer You will have a chimney built at the east end of the house and such attenations (sic) as you in your Judgment may think best we must have at least two rooms with fireplaces and the shed will have to be so altered as to mak (sic) a lodging place in cas (sic) we want one other any aragement (sic) you may think [missing] to mak (sic) will plese (sic) me and you will have but little time to do all them in as tha (sic) will soon be thar (sic) I will send Nead home soon and I am sory (sic) that I Brought him along tho (sic) he has ben a fine Boy and I do not now [know] how I could have got on without him

farewell Kep (sic) the children for me

K H Douglass