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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
AusTIN AND GEORGE SuTHERLA:ND I •
[Agreement, February 19, 1830: Sutherland to introduce 10 fami- lies and Austin to receive them as colonists and grant land to them for the usual fees.]
JOHN W. FAULKNER TO AUSTIN
Wigginsville Clarke Co.
Alabama 23 rd Feby 1830.
Srn You will excuse the liberty I have taken in addressing you a few. lines on the subject of inquiry about your country (Texas) first I ,vish you to inform me where bouts is the largest sea port Town on theither [either-] of the Bays and the prospects of its being the largest and the best back and up country to support it, with the helth of either place etc also what business is doing and likely to continu, and at what advance are Dry Goods sold at on the New York or New Orleans coBt the advantages and disadvantages of getting them to the town etc. also should be glad to reci 0 the laws of your count[r]y for my own and my £rinds [and] neighbors use and if liked will no doubt leaYe this for yurs this spring or fall, also let me know if negroes can be brought in to that country, Capt. '\Vyley White Brother of Joseph ~Thite of your country informs me that the River Brassoss is the largest and most navagable Stream in that country with good lands on it and speaks of a Town at the mouth of the River on the Bay by the name of Boliver and that a very respectable business is doing in it and is likely to be a very large Town and he thinks the largest in that Country. Your ideas on this subject knowing that they must be weighty ( 1) the best that could be produced would be very thankfully recd by abut 40 very respectable citicens who feal great interest in the siteation of that entry the advantages and disadvantages. If you have a map of the country or can draw one showing the Rivers Towns bays and country designating the Rich Land etc. they also would be very thankfully recvd at this office. Let me know if there is not frequently vessels from New Orleans and Mobile to Boliver or any other towns on the bays that persons going to and from might be accomodated with this facility together with any other information that may present itself to your views will be most thankfully recvd (also let me know if goods are sold on a credit like they generally is in Alabama and greatly oblige yours JOHN )V. FAULK'NER is your country at warre with Spain now or not as I sec l\1exico is which is thought here will affect Texas as it i~ under the same
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