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For the next thirty days while inspecting, I can live as
cheaply on shore as here, + the Govmt pays my traveling
expenses. Hope you received the box all safe. You will
doubtless laugh at the historical rubbish, but it all
has its associations. I know you did not laugh at the
fine rug that I said you should hang on the wall.
Write me if you think Hancock or any one else has one.
So fine -- woven with the hand or worked they say, all of it.
The Greek inscribed stone will find few appreciative
admirers in Austin. Judge Gould - Wooldridge - Judge Townes
{unclear name} + Walter. (Perhaps Thad if he can get his thoughts
off of speculating long enough to admire it) Judge Walker
more than any. Well, is it not strange that in our town there
are about all I can think of to appreciate such a find! Here
it was visited to be gazed at by almost every one in the
English colony. I got your photo, -- the old one is the best.

Well my dear wife I cant tell just how any of our
plans may work out. A good Providence may permit
me to live and return home to enjoy with you a quiet
sun set. That sun set is not far off with either of us.
I am trying to do some good here. I know that I have
done some good, and so, I feel that my coming was not in
vain. All that we can either of us do, is to secure the approval
of conscience in the effort to meet the responsabilities of our
existence, and leave the future to the Master.

God keep you. Affectionately A. W. Terrell.

For the next thirty days while inspecting, I can live as
cheaply [?][?][?][?],[?][?] the [?]pays my traveling
expenses - Hope you receive the box all safe - you will
[?] laugh at the historical rubbish. but it all
has its appreciations. I know you did not laugh at the
Give my [?] I said you should hang on the wall?
Write me if you think Hancock is [?] [?] elsewhere [?]
do fine. Never with the house or [washed?] they say, all of it.
The fresh miseri[es?] drive [nice?] [?] from appreciation.
admirers in Austin. They should. .......
....... should if he can get this through
off of ... buy enough to admire it) ....

are about all I can think of to appreciate such a find! Here
it was visited to the [gazed?] as by [?] every [?] in [?] the
english colony - I [?] [?] [?] .. the old [?] is the [best?]
[?]my dear wife I [?] [?] just have any of our
[?] may work out .. A [good?] Providence may permit
me to live and return home to enjoy with you a quick
[?] [?] [?] [?] [?] is not far off with either of us -
I am trying to do [some?] good here - I know that I have
[done?] some good and so I feel that my coming was not in
vain .. All that we can either of us do is to [?] the [off...e???]
of conscience [?] the effort to meet the [?] [tributes?] of [?]
{excilence?] and leave the [?] to the Master
God keep you-[ affectionately?] A W Terrel.