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Correspondence of JAMES K. POLK
FROM JOHN A. MAIRS
Dear sir

I nough take the oppitunity of writing you a few lins concurning youre plantation and the bisness. Sir youre people are all well at present.

We have a good stand of coten and of corn and in good order. I am in hops it will be a good year for to crop & we will make a good crop. I rought you in my last Leter that all of youre groceres had come safe to hand.

Mr. J. T Leigh told me that he had got the tax recete and that all of your Land was safe. All so the forty that he pade Twenty five dollars or Last yeare the tax had bin pade on it. The stock all Lucks well.

Sir I have to Let you nough that the boy Joe Lefeft me agane on the 28 of May Last.

The outher hands behaves vary well.

I have nothing Mor worth youre attention only Remane . . . .

JOHN A. MAIRS

ALS. DLC–JKP. Addressed to Washington City. From Joseph Knox Walker’s AE: received June 16, 1848.

  1. Place identified from postmark of Oakachickama, Miss.