Letter from James Houston, 26 October 1845
New Orlens Dear Brothren we Land-
ed here this Morning All in Good helth
exept Br Robesons Wife and Child. We
have engeaged A stim Boot to take
us up the rever to st Luese for tow
Dolers and A half in-Cluding All
Lugeges Children Dont Count until
tha Come to the yers of five and from
five to fortin tow far A Pasage to take
our Lugegs up the ship free we ar to
start towmorow. If I was you I would
Never Let Aney young sisters Com exept
tha War under Charge to sum one
And Let Be under stood that tha ar
to Be under subjection to thatos [those] that is
opinted to Watch over them som of ours
[illegible] Acted like the Divel. We All go up to St
Lues the Captin Cep Putin us of from
tim to tim About the Water Barals
he thought that we could not Dow it
until the Last tow Days or three we
Put up six we have No Mor tim to Dow
Aney Mor we had Gust one half of the
Pease we have not the quantete ^of meal^ [Biz] A Good
Deal our flour Trakel and suger was Mor
then the quantety. Der Brotheren sad to
relate I saw A Man By My On Name
this Day fo^r^om Glasgow he has Ben up
the Cuntrey and he saw as he sad to
Me that Place Where three of our Brothreon
Ware Henged three or for mils from Birl
ington thar war Tryed and Condemed
for Murdering Anoffeser in his on House
of the Armie
