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Henry Eno letters to his father, January 1835-July 1837
1837-03-11 Page 2
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We are governed by the laws of Michigan except a few alterations adapted to our local situation which were passed by the Territorial Legislation - Their laws are modelled after the laws of New York and in many cases are exact copies - so that I feel more at home than in Illinois, though before I left Peoria I had become better acquainted with their laws than many of their old lawyers - Burlington which is twenty miles from here is the temporary seat of Government it contains about 800 inhabitants, this place is 20 miles north of the mouth of the Des Moines and contains about 400 Inhabitants - 12 miles below here is fort Des Moines where there are two companies of dragoons stationed - Blackhawk has a Wikeup or cabin about six miles south - There is no more danger to be apprehended from Indians than there is from the Dutch in Columbia Co - In beauty of situation Fort Madison will compare with any place I have seen in the far west except Peoria - it has the advantage over Peoria in the broad Mississipi and is I should think a healthier location - the character of the population is not of that lawless character which is imagined at the east - & for what I can at present see there is as much morality & honesty among the settlers as in the same number of persons in New York - many of the emigrants are from New York & the Eastern States & [ink blot] bring with them their manners habits & customs - the coming spring & summer will add greatly to the population in this region - it is now estimated at 10000 west of the river & in 1832 there was scarcely a white man between the Ioway & the Des Moines - the Winter has been unusually cold but the river is now breaking up & steamboats are expected in the course of a week - last year there were fifteen steam boats engaged in the trade on the Upper Mississipi - it is said there will be more this year - I am glad to hear that Edward will weather the Storm of the Money [illegible] - I had a good many fears on his account - it gives me much pleasure to hear William is doing so well - but much more to learn from your letter that you continue to enjoy comparatively good health - I shall look with a great deal of interest for your next letter & nothing would gratify me more than to obtain your views upon the subject you mentioned - a subject which I have thought much about for several years - I am in good health well pleased with my boarding house and pass my time as pleasantly as I ever did - always finding something to do or busying myself with my books - I should write more in detail but I reserve something for a letter which I am preparing for Master Stewart - Give my love to William Rufus & the rest of the family. Yours affectionately Henry Eno S. Eno
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We are governed by the laws of Michigan except a few alterations adapted to our local situation which were passed by the Territorial Legislation - Their laws are modelled after the laws of New York and in many cases are exact copies - so that I feel more at home than in Illinois, though before I left Peoria I had become better acquainted with their laws than many of their old lawyers - Burlington which is twenty miles from here is the temporary seat of Government it contains about 800 inhabitants, this place is 20 miles north of the mouth of the Des Moines and contains about 400 Inhabitants - 12 miles below here is fort Des Moines where there are two companies of dragoons stationed - Blackhawk has a Wikeup or cabin about six miles south - There is no more danger to be apprehended from Indians than there is from the Dutch in Columbia Co - In beauty of situation Fort Madison will compare with any place I have seen in the far west except Peoria - it has the advantage over Peoria in the broad Mississipi and is I should think a healthier location - the character of the population is not of that lawless character which is imagined at the east - & for what I can at present see there is as much morality & honesty among the settlers as in the same number of persons in New York - many of the emigrants are from New York & the Eastern States & [ink blot] bring with them their manners habits & customs - the coming spring & summer will add greatly to the population in this region - it is now estimated at 10000 west of the river & in 1832 there was scarcely a white man between the Ioway & the Des Moines - the Winter has been unusually cold but the river is now breaking up & steamboats are expected in the course of a week - last year there were fifteen steam boats engaged in the trade on the Upper Mississipi - it is said there will be more this year - I am glad to hear that Edward will weather the Storm of the Money [illegible] - I had a good many fears on his account - it gives me much pleasure to hear William is doing so well - but much more to learn from your letter that you continue to enjoy comparatively good health - I shall look with a great deal of interest for your next letter & nothing would gratify me more than to obtain your views upon the subject you mentioned - a subject which I have thought much about for several years - I am in good health well pleased with my boarding house and pass my time as pleasantly as I ever did - always finding something to do or busying myself with my books - I should write more in detail but I reserve something for a letter which I am preparing for Master Stewart - Give my love to William Rufus & the rest of the family. Yours affectionately Henry Eno S. Eno
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