San Felipe de Austin 11th August 1826
Dear Frend I fondly Employ my pen to let you know I am well
though my family is not veary well they are on the mend theare
has not been any veary daingerous caises in my family hoping these
few lines may find you and family Enjoying good health,
Dear frend I have been Enjoying myself as well as any man on
Earth could in my circumstances, until I have acquired the
disagreeable information of the Government within the last Twelve Hours,
relative to the prohibition of slavery within this Colony whitch
information I have acquired from such sources as leaves no doubt on
the subject upon whitch I Fell [feel] my self Entirely ruined from the
moast flatering prospects. I feel as though I shall make every
arangement so soon as is practicable to be in the United States with my
property this I communicate for your information, at the same
time I am compeled to in join secracy on your part; I truely regret
the change of prospects being highly pleased with the cuntery whitch
is completely throne into dispear; I wish you to consult your interest
and do accordingly as you may think best Theare is hardly any
room for doubt on the subject of our having to relinquish the right
of slavery.
I shall conclude having nothing more to comunicate of importance;
you may expect to see me shortly I am as ever your Frend and Obt.
Servt.
Jessee Thompson
Dear Frend I beg leave to address you a fiew lines to let you
know I am yet living and family all enjoying good health excepting
my little son Alexander he having a attack of the Fever though he
appears to be better, most fortunately praying those few lines may
find you and Family Enjoying good health peace and prosperity I
have nothing more to comunicate than is in the above whitch is reather
unpleasant to me who have a knowledge of the most provable fact;
on my own part I am undetermined what I shall do not being veary
well satisfyed with the Tratement I have recd- from our Empresario;
I must conclude by subscribing my self your true frend until death
J. C. Payton
Dear sir I again Enjoin it on you as secracy not Let your best
frends no it at least the negroes might get hold of it and you no the
nature of a greate many people in hast yours
Jesse Thompson
[Addressed:] John Spowl. Esqr. deastrict Ayush Bayou