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Ashwood, June 4th, 1840

had to pass over a very wide overflow of the Miss. This Mr. D.
lives on the Miss. or near it. They the travellers took a skiff
& were lost while in it for two{underlined} nights{underlined} &{underlined} three{underlined} days{underlinded} without
food, or fire, & in their wet clothes all the time. They had
to pass their time in their boat paddling about over the waste
of waters among bayous, lakes, &c, &c.What a country to live in.
Miss Hilliard is expected up in the Kirkman in IO days. Mr.
& Mrs. Hardmann were both made sick & find it necessary to go
to the Sea coast for bathing for the summer. They will not be
up.

I have been often intending to say something
to you about the disposition of your interest in this {check mark} {question mark}
Of course you can make what disposition of it that pleases you.
But I have thought if you had no particular wish about it, it
would be quite a windfall just to pass it over into the hands, of
Lucius. He has had all the trouble of the matter & it has not
been small & greatly needs it. You can very well spare it. And if
you could allow him to pay all the expenses, incident to the
matter hire of hands put on the road by you & cost of mules
&c &c together with any int.- or monies expended it would be of
immense advantage to him. They will finish it next year & I think
they will divide something like I0 or I2 thousand $ {check mark} besides
the stock which is nominally worth $I5000.

What say you to the proposition.

With my best love to Susan & {check mark} of it to you, I remain your son

Leonidas.

I have endeavored to give you all the news I could gather.