May the 1st
1828
Dear friendly brother the sudden and unexpected opportunity of
which I avail myself of sending you these few lines must in some
measure excuse the little bit of information which they contain as
it is now by candle light that they are writen [sp].
I have not, to my surprise and astonishment received a single
scrap from you since August the 17- 1826 Though I have writen three
or four letters to you since and expected for a certainty to have
received one when I heard that you had sent me some things to
Louisville I went to the office but could find none and none came
from Louisville from your comission merchant or Daniel Smith to whom
I directed you to send the goods so that I am not informed as yet
what you have sent me though I understand they have arrived safe at
Lousville and expect them now every day here safe as arrangements
have been made to that amount (o yes I forgot to tell you) I am as
flighty and as saucy as ever and I wove six yard and better today of
flannel 5 qarters wide to show some people how to work and I
feell [sic] so funny now that I think that if you were here I could
mow you down as formerly and perhaps much easier as I know I could
handle you now. What I should have to do would be to get you to
stand on a hillside and let me roll against you down you would
come!!! so by this warning if I do not receive an answer to this
letter you may look out for sqalls [sic] for if I have to come down
to get an answer there will and shall happen more than you expect or
ever could expect.
Now Dear Brother I have done with fun for the present. I have had
the happyness to have made my Jubilee for the second time in my life
and you must tell sister that there were between eight and nine
hundred persons that made theirs in this one congregation alone so
that you may expect that there are some sparks of virtue and piety
in this country tho the world seems to have engaged all mankind in
its attachments to [___] pleasure and other [____] not suffering to
God or [____].
The bearer this Mr. Joseph Walker [___] to start untill [sic]
August next again time [__] expected to have collected some [____]
to your little flock by which they might They have an Aunt Betcey
still living.
I sent you a Book entitled Cobbets letters of reformation which
reached New Orleans [___] unluckly [sic] was brought back because
[___] could not find your agent. I shall send the book by the above
mentioned J.Walker. I hope you will expect of from [y__].
I also sent a pair prayer beads hopeing [sic] that in her leisure
hours will say them for me. I send you pictures for the children.
Thus I must [___] ever remaining your ever affectionate beloved
sister.
Mary Rose Elizabeth Wells
Addressed:
Mr. John Close
Near the red Church
Opelousas
