BROWNSVILLE, [PA.], August 10, 1855.
DEAR HUNTER: I
reached home on last evening having left "Superior on the 6th instant. I
was delighted with my trip-the beauty of the Town site-its advantages and the
absolute certainty that it will be a great town.
It is the prettiest
situation for a City that I have ever seen. The rivers and the bay are
unsurpassed for their natural beauty, the bay or harbor however requiring some
dredging and the entrance to the bay requiring the construction of a pier to
protect the channel. The country in the vicinity of the place is rich and will
make a fine agricultural district. The whole thing is a decided hit. The
minerals in the vicinity are also abundant and rich.
I have a map for
you, with your lots coloured. I got a young lawyer to do the work but had the
numbers carefully compared by Mr. Clarke, Newton's chief clerk. I will send you
the map by Adams Express if you will designate the place and route.
I cannot advise you
to sell any of these lots, time will add greatly to their value. So impressed
was Gov. Bright and myself with the prospects of "Superior" that we
acceded to a proposition of Mr. Newton to pay off the notes given to Mr.
Corcoran, say about $20,000 and take lots for the same, about 456 lots.
I send you a no. of
the Superior Chronicle containing a letter written by Mr. Mitchell, one of the
Editors of the St. Louis Intelligence descriptive of the place and its
advantages.
I have declined as
you have doubtless seen by the papers, the appointment of Governor of the
Territory of Kansas. I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you some time this
winter at Washington and can then tell you all about "Superior."
I await your answer
concerning the shipment of the map.
SOURCE: Charles
Henry Ambler, Editor, Annual Report of the American Historical
Association for the Year 1916, in Two Volumes, Vol. II, Correspondence of
Robert M. T. Hunter (1826-1876), p. 168-9
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