It has been Some time Since I have had thay plashure [the pleasure] of hearing from you and your famealy [family] I hope you are all doing Well and Enjoying good health

I have Jest [Just] got through with a long and Warm Campain [Campaign] With my friend John Barnett for a Seat in the next Leagislator [Legislature] in the house of Senate I was Onlay [Only] Able to beat him 13 Votes hea [he] has been Shearif [Sheriff] 14 Years and [unclear: belionearing ] thay hold [the whole] time fer per motion Thay Whigh [for promotion The Whig] has a Small Majorty [Majority] in the next le leagislator [legislature] for the first time. Wea [We] are all mutch allarmed [much alarmed] in this Cuntreay [country] With hour Cropts thay drouth [our Crops the drought] has continued So long that Wea [We] think Wea [We] can not make Bread Among us Mutch Moore [Much More] to fatten hour [our] meat thay [the] fodder is burnt up to the Tasel [Tassel] Among one half of our Corn and We have Just Commenced puling hour [pulling hour] [unclear: fods ] that is left We have had no rain to do Anny [Any] good Since I lad [laid] my Corn by and that is a Geannearal [General] thing So far as I am Able to hear from thay [the] is Some [unclear: batte ] old Corn to Sell at ome doller p~ [one dollar per] Bushel and thay [they] Wont Sell but a Turn to no one peason [person] at a time and Wea [We] Shall Make No Tobaco [Tobacco] for it is Yet Standing in the patch doing Nothing

So I cant Sea [See] How wea [we] are to get a long theay [the] next year I have been trying and all in Vain to get a power of atturneay [attorney] for you to Sell or manage theay [the] lands in your Stat in Some Way I have now Come to the Conclution [Conclusion] that to make a Wind of it would bea [be] best to get and order of Court and Sell theay [the] lands to to theay [the] highest bidder and I want your advice on that Subject and inform me what way you think would be best to manage them you and my Self Could by thay [buy the] land rather than let them go two [too] low Wea [We] then Would be Able to manage them as Wea [We] might think best you will plase [please] let me no [know] how theay [they] now stand and what is best to do with them I could Send you a tennant [tenant] and have them settled if theay [they] are not, William Jeffrey and his famy [family] is all in good health but poore [poor] Mrs Jeffrey is all Way Talking about and famealy Shea [family She] wish is to move to Your Section of Cuntreay [Country] but Mr Jeffry Will not hear of it theay [they] both look old Doc [Doctor] Williamson and Minerva when I last heard from them Was Well theay [they] have only 2 Childron [Children] A boy and A liatle [little] Girl last Two

I have no wright [right] to Complain of health I am yeat a lone [yet alone] and I think it doutful [doubtful] if I Should bea [be] Able to Change it I have met with a great

Negro famealy [family] this Spring I have often theought [thought] my lot was a bad one but I do no [know] It Could be worse one and I am Content Give my respects to all the famealy [family] and all inquiring friends and accept of them your self

I am Y.C.

J. W. Williams

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James Paine Esqr [Esquire] Giles County Tennessee Pulaskie [Pulaski]

[added: from Jno. [John] W. Williams
about Selling land]