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boat the Creole?I will stay there a few days to arrange matters--then go up to the Bay (Sea Song) remain one night & then back to Clifton?stay there a short time & then go over to^the city & transact all my business there & then for old Tennessee & old Home as soon as I can get there by rail or other wise?
I am told the Miss Central road is now finished but about 23 or 24 miles?(the road we came over) staging that distance? and it is said to be most awful?it takes 10 hours to do it in? the stage Horses are all broken down & every thing bad?so I was (in the state of the weather) deterred from going that way?& concluded to take the Packet boat down to Vicksburg?& from thence via rail to New Orleans?I shall be there Tuesday night next if nothing happens--&c. &c?&?
as the weather is very bad upon the stock--please tell Alfred to have the Cows & especially the calves & sheep attended to & all other of our stock left?I will now close?with much love to all--I hope you wrote Martha &c &c?give my Love to aunt Marion?& Kiss Sis & the children for me & the Dr. & take a whooper for yourself?& believe me to be as ever your truly affectionate
Husband A Jackson
ALS. THi.