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thing else on that bill from that firm proportionably high is there no other grocer in Savannah left more reasonable? I find it was no economy my getting Mr Brown to get the [Fluid?] for me I paid $29-15- for the barrel landed here - charged with 30 gallons I had it drawn off yesterday into cans. These cans are said to hold 5 gallons each I got but 5 1/4 - so I loose 3/4 of a can on that purchase and so it is. Florence said they had received a dispatch from your poor dear Father dated New Orleans. My poor dear husband! what has he not undergone since we parted! how hard he labors - what fatigue & discom fort he undergoes - what sacrifices he makes - what risks of life & yet no other rewards than that of an approving conscience. If it were not for his hopeful disposition he must have broke down years ago. feeling as I do under pecuniary embarrassments - I cannot understand how he keeps up. --- I think I asked William to see if he could dispose of the McArthy gins for me & the other one too .I fear it is rather late for this season.
I am having the bacon hung up today & have been much [worried?] to find that at least two of Williams hogs are [ranced?] The misfortune of it is - there is no telling which of the hams & gams are so. I have detected it in two fowls & one chine that was cook ed & brought to my table. The only thing I can now do will be when the smoking is over to cut a piece from every ham & gam one after the other & fry it & taste it -(I will have to eat a big dinner that day) & try in that way to find out those not fit for use. As yet Ruthys infant show no measles. it is a very fine large inf boy & she has named him June. his fig face & yellow skin goes to show he has his fathers name. The weather is clear ing off & I hope my dear Butler will be at home tomorrow ill [toc?] luck seems to attend us in every way. As long as we
were cutting rushes -the tides were so high only half work could be done now that the flat is finished even though spring tides -it is so low the flat can't be got into the water. It is too late for rushing but Butler is very anxious to send it to [Hopeton for rice?] straw to feed the oxen. More than half the [shucks?] were spoilt by stacking & the poor cattle are suffering very much. My poultry are doing very badly. not a turkey egg yet. The fowls give on an average 19 eggs per day. when I ought to have at least an average of 40 - I have 15 hens [setting?]. Ducks just commencing to lay - Male fail in getting mongrals all my first [pease?] were killed by the frost. garden as bare as the fields - By the way Tootee dear I hope Chistiann will soon be well enough to do fine work. Send whatever you think she is capable of doing. I ought to mention that 2 of the little negros complained of pain in their stomachs. I found poulticing re lieved them. I hope & trust if your sisters come they will bring me cheering news of you & the little darlings. Tell Mr Woolley I am very sorry the only letter he has written to me for a long while was drowned When we called to see Mr & Mrs JHC. he mentioned that a letter to some one on being thrown towards the warf had fallen into the water & lost. So Marther Demere is married at last! I hope there is a chance yet for my daughters after the luck to M Demere. How does Mrs Demere look? had she none of her children with her? I presume she is on her way to Marietta. I am sincerely sorry I did not see Fanny Fraser when she was out this way. After the girls left me I was in too much trouble about poor Floyd to think of writing and ask ing her to come to see me. Mrs Fl Fraser has been exceeding kind to Malley Floyd & [Tip?] & I fear will think it strange that Fanny was not invited to pass some of her time with us In putting Appys drawers to rights I found a little sack which I presume you gave her to make for the baby - I have made [Rhina?] finish it after a fashion if the poor little darling should have measles she may require it. Floyd sends much love The servants beg to be remembered -
Give my love to my beloved girls if still in Savannah & to dear Lordy. Love to dear William John & our good cousin Kip each dear child for your affectionate mother
AMKing
If only one line, Imust hear from you by every Mail
Kingston Feb 24th 1856
My dear Mother
I am ashamed of my self whenever Ilook at the list of wards misspellt, but I will try and do better. Ihave not ben very well for the last two or three weeks, but I am now quite well. My studys ar as flowls. Science,ofthings familiar. Geometry. Davies Arithmetic. Colluns A--. Mitchells, Geography. English Grammar. Spelling and Defining. and Third Reader.-----
Every alternate Friday we write composition, and speak Every Tusday + Thursday we write letters to Mr Dear Sir. Ihope soon to have moor. I am trying to fulfill my promise in regard to my studys, and behavior, up here. You must excuse this short letter my dear mother. I must bed you good night.
Your ever affectionate, Son.
R. Cuyler. King
Savannah - February 26th Monday --- 1856
My own dearly loved Mother,
If tomorrow is a good day - our dear ours are going to make another attempt to go home - ah go home - what a dear familiar sound that is - & I --- To have no settled home no resting place to call all my own- better to be seprated from my beloved husband or you my [?anst?] Mother - God knows best - & I perhaps was making myself too happy and secur at Hamilton --- I long to go to you but - I cannot must [not? her?] my devoted husband - For your sake and that of my dear Sisters & I hope they may be able to go tomorrow - & I know how ankious you must be to have them all again at home Oh I shall miss them so, so, much - & I have not seen much of them A is [true?] - but then I saw them nearly every day - and each night went to sleep knowing with Gods blessing I should see them again on the norrow- & now they are going how lonly I shall feel- Thank God my children are as yet free from Measels, for the last ten days both King and Johney have
shown [ennptones?] of Measels- King is apperantly quite well today but Johney is far from [?g] so- he had quite a warm fever all night and so very cross all day today - the [j?] has come on him again some times I think it is mumps as he says his ear pains him & again I thinks it is measels he is getting there were 7- caces in the yard [?e? & t?]- so I fear there is no escape - Many- Many thanks my own kind Mother for your kind aufer of keeping Clem =entine- In the first place I do not see how Appy can go on in the [Shanna?] without her- Appy is so weak and should have such particular care - that I do not think it would be prudant for her to go without Clementine then I know you must be very busy getting dear Floyd ready to go to school - & it will be impossible for you to do so with any ease without C- My dear little ours are not yet [bed?] out with Measels and may not be sick for some time - so though I thank you as much as if I had her I will not think of her either staying now or being sent back as [G & Y?]- propose- & I will not want Christian & I will far rather she stay on St [Lumous?] and [see?] [you? ?] here I can|not not - - & there is no place here for her to stay - & there is certainly Mumps and perhaps hooping cough - that her child might get
Where you [s?th] me about sending our [Bell?] my dear Mother you accused me of falls delicasy in not asking you for her - Now my dear Mother