THE AUSTIN PAPERS 579 about 70 Swiss nnd German settlers for Galveston Bny nnd another is early to sail with the same number. In fact the current of emigration is setting so strong towards Texas, that if you had any- one here to represent your Colony, I am confident there would be no want of Settlers, as yours would have the decided preference over all others. W11ile writing I am informed one great object of the Land Company in sending an ngent to you is in hopes to induce you to unite your Colony with theirs, but I cannot credit that they would make such a proposition or have any hopes of success if they did, for I cannot conceive they can offer an equivalent, for in that event you may rest assured they would place all settlers on their own ln.nds, for it would be to their interest to do so. In hopes of soon being in receipt of some of your kind favors I am with the compliments of the Season [Rubric] P. S. Since writing the above Col. Langworthy of Vermont, with whom I am but very slightly acquainted, has handed me a letter to you which I enclose, wrote at my suggestion when he called a few days since for information as to your Colony, and to which I would refer ns also giving the manner in which the Zavala Company dispose of their lands and of which I was not before so fully acquainted. You will see Col. L. has an interest in said Company of 100.000 acres, cost him he tells me 5 cents pr acre, the payment of which may have been secured, but otherwise I presume not paid for as I understand he is very poor having lost all of his property. I nm however told he is a man of information nnd he informs me in his neighborhood he could get Settlers almost without numbers to go to Texas was he to advise them to go, and that many offered to exchange their farms for these lands. You may therefore be able to use the Colonel to advan- tage, without incurring any responsibility on your part, and the latter I should advise never to lose sight of, and at the same time further his interest and views. I have promised him a letter to you of introduction and doubt not you will find him much of n Gentleman. [Rubric] ,Tnnunry 25. 1831 DEAR COUSIN' Referring to above duplicate of my last respect. I now add a few lines by a son of Mr Woodbury: whom I am surprised to learn is still here, to sail in the morning direct for Galveston Bay, as he gave me to understand that he wonld leave long since via New Or- leans. I send you in charge of Mr. W. a pamphlet just published
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