THE AUSTIN PAPERS 707 If I recruit as fast as I have the last :four days I shall be able to start to Anahuac in a week, If I can -hire a boat there, I will go by water direct to your place on chocolate bayou, and thence up home by Brazoria and Bolivar but you must :furnish me horses. I forgot to mention that north side of pleasant Creek will be the best for the field on one important particular, the wind is so severe from the sea that I am told it whips out the corn and blows it down, the timber of pleasant Creek would keep off the wind from a field . on the north side, The south side is the place to live S. F. AusTIN [Rubric] [Addressed:] l\ifr. James. F. Perry Chocolate Bayou-Care of Cap. John Austin who will please forward it by first safe opportlmity
JAMES F. PERRY TO AUSTIN l
Bells Nov 18 th 1831
DEAR BROTHER I got down to pleasant buyou all safe a week ago and have selected a. building spot a little below where we camped it is below the head of tide and at high tide the watter is a little brackish but there is a good stream of fresh watter now and by builds a small clam say about 2 or 2½ feet high it will keep out the tide and the situation I think is much preferable to any above and will be geting nigher to naviga- tion which I think is desirable. I have come here with the waggon for some articles we wanted I left Kenner and the other boys at work and if the saw mill goes on any reasonable time I hope it will not be very long before we will be prepared to bring the famaly down. I expect to get on . . . . . ploughs started next week- or the week after. I was at Capn H Aust.ins as I came here Saw Mrs. Holly she is very desirous to see you before she returns (as by her engagements she is compelled to do) and ·would be very glad if the dearbourne could be sent down for her I have wrote to Emily if Joel has got well enough to ventur out to send him for her and if he is not perhapes you could get one of the young men at Williams to go down for her She expects to return by the next vessel As I passed Majr Halls yesterday I saw Doct Phelps-and from what I here I think it is proble they will settle there de.ficulty and in that case it is very proble Hall will apply for some of the Clear Creek land I would like to see you before you give him a promise of any ... for ... very much prepared a farm ... the boy not• withstanding ... was still very plenty on pleasant bayou when l
1 Original in poeeeseton ot Mrs. E. L. Perry.
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