THE AUSTIN PAPERS 697 it at 20 to 30,000$--from what I have seen of him, I have been most pleased and look upon him as Very correct and worthy of Confidence and a great acquisition to your Colony-. Henry was most unfortunate in being sick, at same time fortunate in being in such good hands.-He is now where I wished him to go, years ago, and hope he may succeed. this much I am confident, he will not want for a friend in You, and that you will aid him in his plans as far as may be practicable-He has a large family-wife and six children-but remarkably well Governed, and I think will prove acceptable to the Colony-there are now three Vessels up for your Colony, and a pleasing Sight it is to me to see their Sign boards and to read them as I pass. Viz. Sch. Nelson, for Brazoria- Austin's Colony.-Sch. Boston Packet, for Matagorda-Austin's Colony.-Sch. Glide, for Anahuac Galveston Bay-Austin's Col- ony.-now quite a novelty here but will not probably be So long, for I expect the trade will ere long rapidly increase-there is also a Ves- Eiel building to Sail from here about the 15th next Month for Brazoria., I presume by the friends of Mr )Villiams, for the Con- versation I had with his brother-in law lrir. Sam 1 St. John, a short time since-l\fr. St. John is a man of very hansorne property and much of a Gentleman. He is to leave·this in a Short time for Mobile and intends paying San Felipe a Visit in the Course of the "Winter, at which time you will probably be at Satillo, as I am informed thro my Sister lrfary Holly, that you are to be absent some time from your Colony, and will therefore miss seeing him.-This goes by the Sch. Boston Packet, direct for Matagorda.. She is loaded with ready made Houses, Materials for d 0 Some Crates, Goods etc, and is intended as a regular trader between there and New Orleans- A Mr. George C. Hale-I am told goes out in her with a View of Establishing himself at Matagorda, and that he will proceed direct to San Felipe on arrival, too good an opportunity not to write- I also write Henry, from whom I am Very -anxiously looking for later dates, as well as from your good self-I shall do myself this pleasure pr Nelson, to which I refer and remain • MY DEAR CousrN refering to annexed duplicate I have now the pleasure to add n few lines by my brother Henrys wife, who with the rest of his family take passage in the Nelson to sail in the Morning-I have all of the things you ordered ready to send (except the Hat and that was finished, but a mistake in the Color, being black, which am so well Convinced would not suit, altho you name no Color, and an 88370-28--41S J. P. AusTIN [Rubric] New York Oct. 21. 1831
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