Robert Hughes, Galveston, Texas, to Juliana Dorsey, 1851 October 10

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Identifier: id164920

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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Strongly wishes to pay all those he owes money to, but cannot at this present time; has "scarcely received money enough to keep soul and body together" even though he has been employed in his profession since he arrived in Galveston three years before; informs her that he hopes to have some twenty or thirty thousand acres of land once the land litigation is over during the next winter; assures her that this land will go towards paying his debts at a reasonable price; informs her that she and Mrs. Martin will be the first of his creditors to be paid; hopes that she can come to Texas to visit and apologizes for not visiting her in Mobile; his son Archibald will be married in November, and will then join his father in the practice of law. 3 pages.

Dates

Creation: 1851 October 10

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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