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relative to the business on which I had come to the County. On Mr Wilson's return to his home he sent a messenger to Mr Osborne, illness prevented Mr Osbornes immediate arrival and I consequently determined to view Mr Wilsons farm without waiting for Mr Osborne, accordingly Mr Wilson and I rode over to his farm, it is situated about ten miles from Gainestown and five from Jackson, a town on the banks of the Tombigbee river, the dwelling house is a rather neat frame house, in good repair, it contains six rooms, and is prettily and seemingly healthily located near the crest of some high table land.

Two hundred acres of cleared land stretches from this eminence gently sloping into a wooded valley and is bounded by the waters of a deep and rapid creek, two hundred and forty acres of "hammock" land heavily timbered, and about three hundred acres of pine woods complete Mr Wilsons farm, the negroe huts are eight in number and need repair, but the road to Jackson on the Tombigbee river is good, and as the privilege of cutting timber will be granted by Mr Wilson, in case the Goverment rent his farm, repairs, or erection of the necessary buildings, may be easily and cheaply made, especially as there are saw