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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
18 1i1arch-in continuation
MY DEAR Sm, In looking over the foregoing lettr. and as Mr. Perry will not set out today, I wish t-0 append a few farther cursory remarks. Professing an unfortunate tmacquaintance wi U1 the institutions under which the civil and municipal affairs of yr. promising Prov- ince are regulated, and, not having it in my power to remedy that defect, by any satisfactory sources of information here, I particu- larly request that you will be good enough to give me a brief: general statistical outline of the nature and powers of yr. constitution or form of Govermnent, and modes of legislation. Also, the Products, of which yr. soil is particularly susceptible (the staples of which I !:>Uppose to be Cotton, perhaps sugar) the fruits and vegetables web. wld. best flourish there, the most eligible market for yr. surplus commodities hereafter, and the facility or difficulty of procuring the necessary articles for human subsistence, their probable prices etc. I think yr. country, must be well adapted for grazing cattle and promoting their maturest . growth. I find a newspaper Establishment is in operation in Austin, a good onien, for the dif- fusion of information etc! Be pleased also to inform me whether a young man of respectable professional acquirements and talents (for such I may say I consider my son to be) wd. be likely to succeed in the Practice of Law in Texas, as it wcl. be exceedingly desirable in tliat <XUJe that George shd. be with or near us. In fine to avoid swelling the communication (already perhaps to prolix) to a most unreasonable size, I throw myself upon yr. kind indulgence when I conclude by desiring your best advice, information, and cooperation in forwarding my views and wishes as above indicated. Yr. reply to Dr. Browne will apprize me of the size population etc. of Austin ns he particularly writes to you respecting them. Shd. I be enabled to remove there I have no doubt I could induce several very useful citizens of Philad• to follow. RoBT. WESCOTT.
WILLIAM CARUTHERS TO AusTIN
Lincoln City, ·Tenn., :March 15, 1830.
See Calendar
D. w. SMITH TO AUSTIN
Matamoros, March 1~, 1830.
See Calendar
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