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canal. Shrubbery
grows finely, and the orange is in perfection. You may say to
George, that we are at Mr. James{underlined} Porter's,{underlined}an acquaintance of
his. He lives very comfortably and has a fine estate. Mr.
Porter has made very particular enquiries for him. I hope
myself to see more of him.

We shall be here some time yet and shall then go up
to Vicksburg and by way of Mr. Madison's plantation home.
I am as you may suppose extremely anxious to get to my own
habitation and more I am fatigued mind and body. And I
have promised myself and my wife too that this is the last time
I shall be so long away from her. I am told that all my
chickens are turning finely. Kate is talking rapidly and
Sally a perfect rosebud. Not dont you envy me the treat I
am to have in that said library, "riding gemnan ", "running
way wid stage" &c. I become sometimes so impatient I can