I am not out on the buisness of hunting city plots &c But hapend to come to Mr Frentress to see a natural sister of mine Mr Frentress wants to sell and Mr Mattor also one is going into the other into or calculate to if they should sell I think this place would be a pleasant pac [place?] and conv[en]ient to the mines not behind for convenience of any of the mining towns. I did not know but what you mite think it weell to make a settle<​ment​> here all guess work yankees you know are full of their projects. If you come up to take a look you will be kindly treated call on Mr Frentress 3½ miles from Dubuque land at Dubuque above I did not know but many of the English brethren and Irish would like to work at mining being use to that buisness in the old country I also thought that factories for manufactoring red and white lead for painti[n]g might be established here perhaps or somewhere else this is the only place in the region of the mining country on the and if the saints want such a place the prophet will doubtless know if he is a yankee

Your <​x​> is some little aquainted with me I received under his hands my P. Bleig [patriarchal blessing] not long ago

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This is generaly considerd as a pleasant place for a town I should say a 2nd to

By request I [illegible] <​write​> this line thinking if you thoght <​shoul[d] think​> it best to establish a town here it would be a pleasant place convenient to the mines

NB If you conclude to come send word when you think you can come and Mr Frentress will be her[e] to give you further information

<​write to Jo Davi[es]s Co &c​>

<NB. Land at Dubuque if you come up

3½ from Frentress

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