THE AUSTIN PAPERS 507 letter from you, by this vessel, and was much pleased, to find my anticipations realised-I congratulate you on the dispersion of the clouds, that were lowering about your political horizon, and that all was sun shine with you, that you were again fairly before the wind, with a smooth Sea, and having proved yourself an accomplished navigator, I trust you will steer clear of all rocks, and quicksands- I was not so fortunate as to see Mr Woodbury, and John saw but very little of him, I called several times to see him, but could never find him in. I should like to have seen his papers, to have ascer- tained whether his Brother was mearly an agent, or whether he was actually interested with the others concerned, and to have heard from him the result of his visit to the Governour of Texas, in which he told John you was so kind as to accompany him-as Mr Prentiss told me that Zavala was one of the principal persons interested in that Grant, and that they are of opinion that Woodburys Brother was only an agent, that he had seen W-once, and that he had promised to show them his papers, but went into the Country with- out doing so, he sais if his papers will show that his Brot4er was interested he shall have his due, or if he was only to act as agent he shall have justice clone him, this as it may be-I am not much acquainted with Prentess, he formerly lived in Lexington, and if there is any person with you from that place; I presume he or they, can inform you how he stood there,- Prentess tells me that he has acted as agent for the Sale of Lands in the Grant alluded to, and for the purchase of them also, that he, and several of his friends have made a purchase, and that his Son, who he sais is attached to the Army, has obtained a furlough and is a going to visit that Country this winter, and that some of his friends, and many more, making up quite a pa1·ty, are a going out to settle on that land this winter-I told John if he saw Woodb_ury he better tell him to move cautiously, he told me [he] had just time to tell him so in the street, when he last saw him, that W- told him, he· did not know but he had some more newspapers for him, that he would just step in and look, and call directly after, and see him bqt did not make his appearance again-w_hy he should have kept so aloof from John and myself. I cannot imagine, we had no design on him, or his lands, and all we were desirous to do was to prevent his being imposed on, if we could help it-He expressed great delight with Texas, and so.id he was a going to return immedintely with several of his Sons, I presume he is now in Connecticut, and may be back soon, with some of his connections, purhaps he was afraid to act without their council- 27 Octr I approve of your idea of a Coat of Arms, and I know no one better int.itled to a Seal of the kind than yourself-I have
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