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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
overflow of that River desire me to enquire of you whether they can be admitted into your Colony and obtailll. the title of Land . If they can be admitted they wish to have Lands near me 011 Cedar buyo where there are no other Claims and they will commence settlement Immediately They are men of Respectability having each a family and about 17 Slaves each with good stock of Cattle etc., etc. They also wish to enquire whether more Land can be granted in proportion to the number of Sla.ves They will in all probability be good pay for whatever Land may be granted them and I shall be happy in having them for neighbours please write me a line on the above Subject and if they will be accepted direct the survey as they are desireous to have it accomplished There are others wishing to apply.in the same way if any more grants can be made J. IIAMS Col. S F Austin
GEORG~ HUFF TO AUSTIN
Woodville January 29 th 1825
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this will Be Handed to yoo By Jacob Huff :My Son and Peter ponrad with him I wish thep.1 to stay with yoo ontil I get there I 3hall start from this Place in ten days :Mr Brooks who is with the Boyes is a Good and Honest 1Yian I wish yoo to Settle him as Near the Mill Seat as you Can I wish yoo to furnish Him with tools to git me a set of House Logs on the Bernard ontil I Git there as·I Must attend to the Building of the Mills I Shall Be there with A strong force and good work men I think to Have them in oparation in August Next or I Shall Lose My Judgement of Mill Building I think I will not Make Such a Hand of it as [Mr.] Toung did I wish you to show the Cane Brake . . . [on] John Huffs League to Mr. Brooks as he will make [a crop next~] year :Mr Jesse H Cartright will . . . he takes About fifty negros . . . to Have Land as he goes on My word I wish you to Let him Have a Good League of Land for he is as good A 1Yian as we have in this Country I wish you to Procure Me two yok of well Broke oxen and About 80 Bushels of Corn for I Shall want them things as Soon as I Git there all the things you Sent for By Me will Be there in Due time :Mr Halleman dont go this spring as you saw through him I Shall say nothing About him ontil I see you .I have A Great Deal to write But as it will Be But A few days ontil I See you I Shall stop GEO HUFF Col S f Austin
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