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by a rocky beiut which dame nature seems to
have intended for the purpose there is an old spanish
fort there now in which our government have placed
a number of guns with their carriages but they are not
mounted nor any other preparation made for defense
from these dry details one mile turn to something
more agreeable the walk is a favoriate one of mine
for I loved to view the broad ocean and the long
line of breakers below but to bid adieu to the
celestials and come down to earth again I had another
reason your will remember that I loved strawberries
as a boy. Will I still, astonishing to relate, am fond of
them well over here near the sea beach on a sand
barren grows the finest patch of large rosy ripe straw
berries that I ever eating the was so fine that the idea
occurred that Aunt Rachel was very fond of gar=
dening and would like to have some strawberries past
like these so I picked out some nice ripe ones and sweet
some seed which I will send in the letter it is handy
and bears a large quantity for a considerable length of time
is delights in a loose sandy soil.

I recd your letter last dated Feb 28 I am glad to see
that the Elruslie place is sold it will place your
affaits in an easier position and relieve Murray of
a great deal of anxiety with regard to his coming
out here not to think of coming without money
and plenty of consignments very ? have made
any money here who did not bring some with them
there is a great deal of money made here now although
the chance is not so good as at first

I am glad to see that Wm McOlvaine has reserved
his health & that he is getting on well with his positing
an idea struck me the other day who has he got to
go before the audience and explain the pictures