Slack Letter 6

Letter From Mary’s Brother Robert In Galveston, Texas Sept 16, 1848 To Mr. James B. Slack, Bardstown, Kentucky

“…I have eat sheers peas, cabbage and Irish Potatoes, wiht a great variety of other vegetables belonging to this climate.” Robert Slack Galveston Texas Sept. 16, 1848

Dr. Brothers & Sisters

” I arrived her on the 14 th instr from NO which place I left on the 12th, without much of interest transpiring only two our Lafes are apreable trip to this point, where I shall tarry a few days long in for the purposes of restoring myself and horses to perfect health as we are both rather way worn with our travel. I find this place much altered since last I was here; that is in a business point of view. There had been some little improvement made by building, but it is not as populous quite as then was. Still quite pleasant and agreeable, with a soft and sling breeze constantly blowing. My inclination is to move forward than ususal Hise.

I have eat sheers peas, cabbage and Irish Potatoes, wiht a great variety of other vegetables belonging to this climate. I have rode out on the sea beach twice a day morning and evening, which is one of the most delightful rides or drives on earth as admted by [ ] and travellers who have visited this place, and at on a to be brief – and concise I do think at one of the pleasantest and most delightful spots on gods earth.

Society, I suppose from appearances to be tolerably good above mediocrity. I have just returned from thew wharf, where I parted with three Kentucky friends. They took shipping hive for the western part of Texas. And the parting with them brings me to a sense of my great lonelisiegs – I feel which (writing this) if I could only suiance find famiuliar face, from old tiash Co that I could love it, dote on it and cherish it own more affections than is common after so short an absence. But it can not be, at least soo in and I must abide my fate, tho a very lonely and fuheaffy answer.

The sounder of sweet in the crarcy just fallin on my ear from oven adjacing charishes accompianied by the soft and painivetones of the frsinace was is where I must hasten to drive away this growing melancholy. I shall enclose in this a note too Mrs. Payne which you will hand her immedicately.

When I arrive in Houston I will write again expecting to hear from you soon direct to Houston Texas. I forwarded a pair of canary birds on to T.A Hebh from N. Orleans to sister Ella. Keep them with good care in memory of me.

Do not neglect writting immediately upon the reception of this – Give me all, everything in which you know. I take an interest care not for your manner of writing, for you know to whom you write, as it will palliate and sooth some of my cares.

I am your sincere and affectionate To brother ever J.B. Slack R. N. Slack