The country over between Coon and North rivers is good and would suit me first rate, for instance up about Devins I am not particular, as to place so that we get a high, sightly place & good land.  You will be an excelent Judge as to the site and Austin's Judgement as to quality of land & site will be satisfactory, So that if the place can be sold  You know about what will suit me, and I am anxious to hear of, the consumation "so devoutly to be wished".  Now my little wife you above all others know me best and are most directly interested in these matters, and you are fully capable to manage these things with Austins council.  While he is by appointment, my atorney to transact buisness in my, I will expect you to take an active part, knowing as I do the confidence he has in you, and that you will be likely to agree on most matters, In one of his letters to me he said that he was really afraid to undertake to sell and buy for me again, I promtly answered him to go ahead and have no fears on that account and I would say again, sell at the best price that can be got and have the payments sure, buy on the best terms posible and see that the titles are sure, and have no fears but that I will be satisfied.  Well my paper is nearly filled, and there is much yet that I wished to say, but I have probably said more already than will be interesting I will, ask a few questions & quit, you will remember that we got some little red berries at Smiths & I planted them in the garden at fathers, did they grow?  Has father many grapevines growing - (I mean in the summer it will be winter I expect before you get this).  Have they sold any of the horses yet, or the crop?  What do you think about the propositions and plans I have been making?  My mind, naturally turns homeward, as soon as I awak, and instead of studying tactics, which have become dry and irksome I am studying and reading all I can find on stockraising and fruit-growing, &c, I we should each live, I hope that we will yet be able to ocupy a good & comfortable home, don't you?  There was a small mail to day, (one Story Co Reg is for J J Harrison was all our Co received), Well my precious wife may our Father keep the & protect thee is the prayer of your husband  
L A Garrett
