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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
drought done any Injury this fall to crops, has there been any'change in the colonization sistem, what parts of the country are granted or contracted for, has any permission been given within the ten leagues of the coast of the Gulf and twenty of the U States as prohibited in the law of congress, is there any Cotton gins erected in the Colony, has any arrangement been made at Orleans for a draw Back for Cotton reshipped from that place, and has there been much increase of emigration and what in your opinion the good lands of the colony can be bought second handed for in money down and the price of corn this season as many fears exist here about provisions in settling that country. In my route home I passed through Arkansas and arrested the four negroes sold by Col. Pettus to Boatright and they are now pending in law at little Rock and I expect there in the hands of the sheriff In doing this I acted more from motives of duty than Interest as I never expected to be fully pa.id for all the trouble and expense I have been and must necessarily be at in the matter I have assured Judge Ellis of the security and certainty of the mules contracted for and the land and negroes as is recorded in your office he appeared somewhat disapointed but satisfied with the compromise he said he had no disposition to consume Col. Pettus though he has suffered very much and as for myself I would be more than glad to know that he will meet the contract an[d] afterwards do weil as be treated me with gentlemanly hospitality while at his house I should be glad to hear from you as soon as possible relative to my various enquiries and name also the Col. Pettus' prospects of meet- ing his contract and If any thing has taken place that may in any wise effect my land Claims in Texas I would like to Ii ft one or both and locate them anew but I expect I would not be suffered. I will see you in the course of the next year I hope before summer and have no other calculations but to reside in your Colony or on the Banks or Chicholite River offer my respects to Mr. Saml. Williams your Brother and tend my thanks to Capt Gray for his friendly disposition to me while in the country I would like to write to Capt Gray but have nothing to write of much interest. I hope the horse I let him have is doing well, I left one of mine on the Route and the other died since my arrival at home tell him I would be more than glad to hear from him and as the route is long and uncertain please answer this immediately and then I will think long of the time before it can Reach me, on the great length of time I was from home I wrote many times yet only two letters Reached my famil.v crops of Cotton here are short Haveing suffered very much from Drought and the Rust, the pri_c~ is said to hav~ !allen a little yet it bears a fine price. Many fam1hes here would JOm a company to go
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