THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1109 of visiting Missouri for some years to·come and besides- it will be a long time before I can raise the means of going there as I wish-my labors in this country altho arduous and in every way perplexing will not yield me anything for some years and then not the fortune which some have supposed-I shall benefit others much more than myself in proportion- but thank heaven I am not avericious- . I wish you [to] ask the advice of Barton E 4 Bates, John Scott,• and other Lawyers relative to the mine a Burton property and make any bargain with them you think proper, except as to engag- ing .Money-I can pay no money now or for several years to come-if they will undertake it for an interest of the property I am agreed to give up an interest- do as you please but delay no time- . Also take their advice relative to the Little Rock property and have suit commenced on that without delay, and give them an in- terest in that also- You are the proper person to attend to that business- and do not delay anytime- See what can be done immediately.- Send on from the Lawyers the form of a power of attorney for brother and me to sign and instruction how it must be authenti- cated- it is a long distance to the seat of Govt to have it executed before tho Govr and I am myself the highest civil authority, this side the seat of Govt there are justices of the peace here, called Alcaldes before whom it might be executed- Brother started a few clays ago to San Antonia and will be absent about six weeks- I ha.ve nothing new-The Season has been very wet so far-too much so-tho the crops are very good-Mr Gr.ecn De'\Vitt I am told has obtained permission for the Settle- ment of 400 families from Missouri on a River in this Province called the Guadalupe about 70 miles west of this-it is a fine country, very well watercl and very healthy-he will be on shortly from the interior and I will write by him- in the meantime see the lawyers and set about the Mine a Burton property without delay and also the Little Rock business you need not wait for me- it will be four or five years a.t least before I shall have the means of going to Missouri- .Remember me to Mr Perry and the children and write often to your ever affectionate brother s. F. AUSTIN .Mrs E. 1'1. ·Perry
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