Ross Family Letters, RG
149
Haynesville
Clabourn La April 20, 1860
Dear
Jane
I
embrace this opportunity of writing to let you know that we are well at this
time & hope these few lines may find you all in good spirits & health I
have no news to wright that would interest you in the least only hard times out
here corn is hard to get & is verry high fodder cant be had in the country
flour is verry high & has to be sent to the citty for in fact every thing
is high I donot like this country at all as for Drinking and lyeing it cant be
beat now where it is the most dissipated country I ever saw it would not
surprize me if we went back to Old Ala in a year or two Dan says there is too
much drinking for him & says he will not stay at Haynesville any longer
than he can get a home he likes red rive[r] better than any of the western
country I have been to texas since I have been out here I dont like none of the
country I want to go back & live by you & Molly & John J-s family I
reckon I would be better satisfied if you all were out here & if we lived
close together give my love to all my old Friends in Tallapoosa County I must
stop writing These women talks so much Puss & Mrs Roten one of Puss
Neighbors & I am nerveous you must be shure & wright to me I have not
recieved any letters from Ala since I left wright all the nws good and bad I
will try & wright a longer letter next time be shure to wright on the
reception of this Dan sends his respects to you all.
Your
True Friend Ann Hicks
PS it
rained verry hard a while ago & it thunders hard it make me think of the
time we was frightened so bad at our house I am glad it is raining for it has
been the dryest spring I ever saw & dreadfull dusty So good bye until I
wright again AH
Wright
certain
Tell
Lucinda I mill wright to her soon & I will tell her why I didnot wright
before.