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Haynesville La April 2nd 1860
DAG Ross
Dear Sir.
After my respects to all
I will say to you that I have just lan-
ded in this place. I was proud to find a letter
from you I have been to Texas, I looked
at the land in Titus City, [Cafs ?], Hopkins and
Bowie Ctys. There is a Small portion of
Bowie Cty that is the best watered country I
believe that I ever saw anywhere. I found
me a fine place with a vast beautiful Spring
near the House & the horse lot just below it
twelve miles from Red River twelve miles
from the Sulphur fork & + twelve miles from
the Rail Road. The Boats Run around the
Raft this country I speak of is about one
hundred miles above the Raft & I think the
[scratched out: healthier] most healthy country I have seen
west. It is about one hundred & thirty miles
from this place & forty five miles from S J Hols-
tun, Green tell Father I do not like Holstuns
Country from thh fact they have neither
water nor timber & then I think they are in
a high dry country & there is [missing section] ther two
much land. I cannot think it will [missing section] well.
[page 2]
the country I like best has not so much
sand in it & the soil is fine as split silk. Just
the caller of wet ashes well in some places it
is almost yellow & then there is just about
Enough timber of the best kind Land is rating [illegible]
from two to ten dollars per acre, I did not buy
from the fact I did not like to go out by my self.
But if I live I expect to settle in Bowie Cty.
Well now Green let me tell you about James
Hutchisons & A Rowe's country I didnot see their
places. But I was in the same settlement
and I would not honestly have land there in
the woods for this reason the verry worst spot
in Father Bottom is not more than half as
hard to plow as the fresh sand flats are there
they have the Black Jack Runners, the Blue Jack
Runners the white oak Runners & the post
oak Runners. They plow their new ground
with cutting colters & it takes two of the best
kind of yoked pairs of oxen to pull it.
well then they pile these roots & plow the other
way & pile again & burn & it takes a good mule
then to pull a plow well it takes about five
years they tell me to get rid of these roots.
well now such land I will not have in the
woods nowhere you must not say much
about this [missing section] might hurt feelings & then I may
bee deceived [missing section] the country.
[page 3]
As to the news generally of this country I
hear nothing fresh I believe land is going
up provisions are verry high the health
of the country is good.
Ana Sends her respects she will write to Jane
in a few days. My repsects to all
D. Hicks
DAG Ross
Camphill, Ala
N. B. I find some [tame ?] Universalist friends
here occationally, [SP II ?]
Object Description
Description
| Title | 1860-04-02: Hicks, D., to Ross, D. A. G. (Green), Letter |
| Creator | Hicks, D. |
| LC Subject Headings |
Maryland Campaign, 1862 Peninsular Campaign, 1862 Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862 Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 6th Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 14th Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 46th United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | These are the letters (1860-1863) to D.A.G. (Green) Ross from several friends and business connections, including letters (1861-1863) from his brothers, G.W. and J.W. Ross, during their service in Virginia and Maryland with the Confederate Army. G.W. Ross, from Macon County, Alabama, enlisted in the 6th Alabama Infantry in 1861. His brother, J.W. (John) Ross, enlisted in the 14th Alabama Infantry. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1860-04-02 |
| Original Format | 1 friend |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0149 |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Relation With | www.american-south.org |
| Finding Aid | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/findingaids,389 |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | ross family letters_01.pdf |
| Collection | Ross Family Papers |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Hicks, Joyce; Thornton, Linda; Coxwell, Allana; Galati, Leslie Ann; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Haynesville La April 2nd 1860 DAG Ross Dear Sir. After my respects to all I will say to you that I have just lan- ded in this place. I was proud to find a letter from you I have been to Texas, I looked at the land in Titus City, [Cafs ?], Hopkins and Bowie Ctys. There is a Small portion of Bowie Cty that is the best watered country I believe that I ever saw anywhere. I found me a fine place with a vast beautiful Spring near the House & the horse lot just below it twelve miles from Red River twelve miles from the Sulphur fork & + twelve miles from the Rail Road. The Boats Run around the Raft this country I speak of is about one hundred miles above the Raft & I think the [scratched out: healthier] most healthy country I have seen west. It is about one hundred & thirty miles from this place & forty five miles from S J Hols- tun, Green tell Father I do not like Holstuns Country from thh fact they have neither water nor timber & then I think they are in a high dry country & there is [missing section] ther two much land. I cannot think it will [missing section] well. [page 2] the country I like best has not so much sand in it & the soil is fine as split silk. Just the caller of wet ashes well in some places it is almost yellow & then there is just about Enough timber of the best kind Land is rating [illegible] from two to ten dollars per acre, I did not buy from the fact I did not like to go out by my self. But if I live I expect to settle in Bowie Cty. Well now Green let me tell you about James Hutchisons & A Rowe's country I didnot see their places. But I was in the same settlement and I would not honestly have land there in the woods for this reason the verry worst spot in Father Bottom is not more than half as hard to plow as the fresh sand flats are there they have the Black Jack Runners, the Blue Jack Runners the white oak Runners & the post oak Runners. They plow their new ground with cutting colters & it takes two of the best kind of yoked pairs of oxen to pull it. well then they pile these roots & plow the other way & pile again & burn & it takes a good mule then to pull a plow well it takes about five years they tell me to get rid of these roots. well now such land I will not have in the woods nowhere you must not say much about this [missing section] might hurt feelings & then I may bee deceived [missing section] the country. [page 3] As to the news generally of this country I hear nothing fresh I believe land is going up provisions are verry high the health of the country is good. Ana Sends her respects she will write to Jane in a few days. My repsects to all D. Hicks DAG Ross Camphill, Ala N. B. I find some [tame ?] Universalist friends here occationally, [SP II ?] |
