Wife Elizabeth is very ill and staying with her mother

Good Spring Te
May 30

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Mr James T. Gleaves
Wythe Court House
Va

Williamson County Ten
May 23 1838

Dear Sister
Agreeable to promice I take this opportunity of informing you that I am well at present and also my Dear little Chaley I have seen Elizabeth severl times her health is very bad and she has the soreest eyes I ever seen and the greatest picture of distress I ever seen her mother seemed very fri[en]dly I have not spoken to any of the family except Elizabeth and her mother I had a conversation with Elizabeth last Sundy upon the subject and she told me she would go with me she requested to stay a little while I think she wants to see if old Jo won't come to a little So this will make it a little uncertain when I will riturn but I do not intend to stay a day longer than posable I have spent the most of my time at Mr McGavock's I believe I have nothing more I herd from Thomas Gleaves on my way he is well also his family I was seven days on the road I had the company of Jams Sanders and Miss Bradly all the way to Nashville we met with but one accident the stage turned

over we ware all hut more or less I have nothing more at presat but to write to me immeadiately Direct your to Good Spring Post office
Give my love to Mother an Margaret and to the children Y

ours &
John Crockett

J. T. Gleaves