Responds to news of the death of his father. Makes wishes known concerning his mother's financial circumstances and the settlement of his father's estate.

New Orleans La. FEB 8 (postmark)

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Maj. James T. Gleaves
Buffalo Ford
Wythe Cty
Va.

New Orleans 8^th of Feby 1841

Majr. Gleaves
Dr Sir
I recd yours of the 10^th Jany Communicating the melancholy intelligince of the death of my Father it was not unexpected to me the tenure (tenor) of your previous letter convinced me that he Could not last long it would have been a source of gratification to me to have been with him in his last days but it pleased the alwise providence to call him hence before it was possible for me to see him – say to my mother that I wish her not to go low respecting my Fathers will for she shall [have] every thing that I am interested in during her life and I will see that she shall be comfortable if money Can make her so – I wish you not to dispose of the property before the first to the 15th

of June at which time I will be at home if life last when I will consult with you and my mother relative to her interest in the estate if it should become nescessary to make a division befor that time it would suit me best for the land and the boy Lem not be sold before that time for if my mother should wish to remain there I will buy them for her benefit. I hope you will comfort her all that you can say to her that I am well and doing well and so soon as I can close the sale of the property on hand I will do so go immediately to see her accept my thanks for the attention to my Father during his illness and a continuation of of my best wishes

Respectfully
yours
C. M. Rutherford