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Georgia Warren County
September the 17th, 1833
Dear Brother,
I read your letter some six or eight weeks past in due time, and should've have answered it long since, if I had had any news which I thought would have been interesting to you. Although I have delayed until this late period I think it somewhat doubtful whether my sheet will be worth its postage. However I will let you have it pretty much as it comes without order or connexion. About the time I received you last, I was on my way to commencement, which was about the 1st of August. I arrived there in good time. I heard the exhibition and saw Athens visited by a host of persons of all sizes ranks and conditions. I saw Wm. H. but their was such a crowd I had not the opportunity of speaking to him. After commencement was over I went to Uncle Finley's spent 2 or 3 days with him and from their I went on to the gold region, but confined myself entirely to the first section. I saw but little prospect for gold or anything else that was han[d]some or even enticing. My health since I wrote my last has not been very good & consequently I have declined going to school the remainder of the year or at any rate until cold weather. I spend time mostly in riding about reading & writing &c. &c. I expect to go to Augusta in 2 or 3 weeks. Our Friends was all well in this seciton the last account I had from them. Aunt B. is still confined to her crutches. I recieved a letter from Brother not long since he was well &c. If you should happen to see Mr. Hodo give him ny compliments and tell him to remember me to Aunt G. Ratificaiton & Rejection is the theme of our Politicians they long to hear the decision of the Ballot box on the first Monday in Oct. next.
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What is generally known here by the Clark party go in tooth & toe hail for Ratification & the opposite party go Hog rair and all in favour of Rejection. I think through this section Rejection & Crawford will run a long ways ahead. The most our Farmers for the last two or three weeks have been so elated by the price of cotton that they have had scarcely time to think of anything else, but the price of cotton has fallen & I am in hopes our Farmers will be as great an enemy to Ratification as our cats are to Rats. When I was in Clark County (on my way to Uncle Finley's) I saw Milla she happened to be going along the big road ( about 2 or 3 miles from where she lived) and I overtook her I thought I knew her when I first saw her but after asking her a few questions I found I was not mistaken She was as ignorant of me as the man in the Moon. I asked her a great many questions among the rest I asked her iff she ever belonged to Andrew Stephens She said yes; and after asking a great many questions relating to the family I made myself known She seemed to be entirely amazed seeming almost ready to doubt the fact, but she soon got over her astonishment, and could scarcely express her joy, otherwise than by laughing. I suppose we talked 15 or 20 minutes. She asked about every family member individually. I told her were all the family was scattered both black and white. She is now owned by Mr. Worrel has 3 children and says she is well pleased with her home. If you have had patience to get to this line I expect you are ready to conclude this letter is hardly worth freight but it is about the best I have on hand Write when convenient direct your letters to Crawfordville I remain you Brother A. G. Stephens [A. L. S. , in possession (1965) of Ralph E. Golucke, Crawfordville]