Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-02-25

u..n.,1.-4I3elow will be fond letter
-. Georoe w. Kendall, dated at Chlhuanna
'o '.a ara line we have received from him since
- -,"s. Tevas for Santa fe. twill be discov-
nc ~. no, he writes in the utmost cheerfulness
et cs.;.t and that he is confident Of his early
u go -, re,nrn home. We have heretofore sta
a'' 30, Ia with perfect knowledge Of tbs Judge
.eu ,sna uroat good sense Of Kendall, we have
n. ,as,a;oe6 an abiding condolences in his safe
~. The following letter VIII set al ieats J, a.
rest, Ii gives his friends the assurance q ms
safety, and they ask nothing more. we Pup-
lish i without further commonly. y. r'c'
CHIHUAHUA, Nov. 81, 1911.
u.near Friends :-Yo have doubtless, ere
,,;s heard that your humble servant was in
..ha, NAV Justly be termed "a bad muss." but
WV is he first time have had chance ofle,-
tno you know il myself. !. !,
On the 18th Of September last, after suffer-
inc harJships almost incredible On the praircs
in The way of starvation. &C.. myself and four
others were taken prisoners by detachment
If Mexicans near San Miguel, New Mexico.
After confinement of some five weeks at San
Miooel, a town some fifty miles from Santa re,
was taken and brought TO this city with near
Two hundred Of the troops (prisoners) attached
10 the Texan Santa Fe expedition. To-mor-
row or next day we are all to start FOR the city
Of Mexico. where we shall probably arrive
r,rly in February, and where have the s'ron-
,esi hopes of gaining my liberty once more,
end soon after my arrival. 1t appears l,1t'e
snoular does it not, that /, an individual per-
fscly innocent and with no wrong intentions
t,wards this Government should be thus made
,cto Of
5000 miles but NJ present we are well treated
and have no reason to complain, ai'hou3h
nv case is peculiarly hard one. One thing
however, have gained by the operation
LsaM, and that of the best kind. verify ne
iieve were 10 enter the Office in my present
condition YOU would not know me. lam stout
or and heavier than ever was in my lie. ;.
have not seen d paper nor heard word
from the U. S. since left in May last, with
the exception of rumor that war had been
declared against England, and that the OLD
Harrison cahine, had "bnsted mp" Although
have been in The world for the last SIX months
have not been Of It,
You must write, some Of yoa, and that In
mejia,ely, 10 ny friends in Alabama, telling
them tina, an still in the land of Of the living
and have strong hopes of continuing IN II a
while longer. You can also tell MIS- Mii'ofo
that his friend Falconer is along with nae, and
also in good health.
My ankle has nearly recovered, and perhaps
YOU will think it time. So serious was the
injury that FIR two months | was unable 10 put
my foo, 10 the ground. broken leg would
have been mere scratch in compafl,on.
There is a number of English and Americans
here who have al! treated US with great kind
MSS. The Governor Of the State Of Chhua-
hua is also eenlemanly aud sooa-hear'ed
man and has done much 10 alleviate the cond'-
ion the prisoners.
This is a place should like extremely well
i'll had my liberty, as the people are kiad-
hearted and very attentive and obligng to
Strangers. AT Passo. a Town seme 500 miles
from this, received fsvors from the priest OF
the place such as would not be granted or con-
Ierred by any minister Of the gospel out Of
Mexico-but Of all this shall speak further
wien get home.
Once more say to all keep "stiffnr lips
Tell all my friends that ] shall ''manJest
layseif among them one of these days.
Hoping that you are all enjoying as good
health as myself. remain st,ll
GEO. WILKINS KENDALL.
It's SO long since have written tina, have
almost forgotten how /! E!