At Home December 21st 1842 
My Dear Brother, 
 
I got home yesterday found all well, I am unable to make an arrangement to get a waggon here to carry the overseer down, I shall therefore leave home tomorrow for Jefferson, I shall get there Saturday early in the day, And start the waggon to Powellton either on that day or the following one. I do not know whether I shall go myself or not, that will however depend upon my feelings at the time the waggon starts. 
 
I have endeavored to buy some meat in Athens today but all the Drovers have left and there is not a hog in Athens. I shall have (in my way down to Jefferson) to go through Greensborough and Sparta, And if I see any I will buy - Howell Cobbs advice is to kill what hogs that are fit that are on the plantation and wait a while and buy bacon. He intends doing so. He thinks Bacon will be dirt cheap by spring. 
 
I found a letter from Mrs. Robinson on my [indiscernible] home [indiscernible] she wanted [indiscernible] stay at home will be so short that I shall be unable to attend to it untill I come back. 
 
If you can, do come down to Jefferson sooner than the first or I shall be in hot water untill you come. 
 
If there is any thing you wish me to attend to before your come down, write to me at [Ferns?] Bridge. 
 
Sister and Howell and the boys are all well, My old woman and our little one are also getting along well, She [gives?] me in love to you. 
Yours truly, 
Andrew J. Lamar 
 
While I was in Macon, I hired Joe to Bullock & [Shebbeford ?] at $140 a year 
 
I shall send Sue down this week with the other negroes. When she goes my wife will want some one to attend to our child. I have concluded next year to keep none but Frank & Selina up here.  
 
 
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Mr. John B Lamar Macon [Georgia]