Letter addressed to:
Mrs. Fleming
Botetourt
May 18, 1785 Sulevan County
My Dear Sister,
We are now got down below the great Island a few miles to a place of Col. Bledsoes (!), & thank the Lord we are all pretty well, your Mother held out traviling (!) as well as could (!) be expected, only a day or two past she complaind (!) at times, but now seems better, She bids me tell you that is she don’t (!) find herself hearty at the time of our setting off on our journey she will go back again to Botetourt. We are in a safe place I hope & have plenty of provisions, fish are here in great abundance we live about 20 steps from the North Fork of Holston in Sight of Rhodes Iron works & also in Sight of an ordinary across the River, Sam Ewin will go across with the Negroes with the first company passing out, but I expect we shall stay here this summer in hopes of large numbers coming along in the fall, I hope you will write me dear Sister by all opportunitys (!) & direct your letters to be left at Washington Court House, John Smith & Mr. Gillon goes on with Sam Ewing as soon as convenient, my kindest love & best wishes attend Col. Fleming & all your dear Children I hope to see Leney this summer Remember me to Dr. Smith if with you,
I am Dear Sister wishing you all health & happiness
Your ever affectionate
A. Christian
P.S. Mr. Smith delivered us your letters. my dear little Dolly is got better I hope your dear Children will recover of the hooping (!) cough
