THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1229 the whole affair as you think best. I will approve of all you do except promising money-that I will not- This Colony progresses steadily in improvement-tho not so rap- idly as it would had the last season been more favourable It requires much time to start a new Colony in a wilderness, as this was I shall close all my affairs in the course of next year I hope, and then if I keep my senses I will never again have any thing to do with public business-if I marry I shall settle down as a farmer near the mouth of this river-if I do not, I shall likely ramble a good deal and leave Brother to keep up the name and family Remember me to all friends and do not let the children forget their uncle when my little namesake is old enough I hope to have it in my power to do something for him, I should also like to have Austin with me-that is if I ever get finally settled and in a situa- tion to benefit him-we are fl.ll very healthy at this time and nothing new of any consequence S. F. AusTIN. [Addressed :] Mrs Emily M. Perry Potosi Washington County Missouri
JAMES E. B. AUSTIN TO MRs. E:un,y M. PERRY
San Felipe de Austin Oct. 28 th 1825.
MY DR SISTER, I receivd your much esteemed favour of the 1 of Septr in due. time, I am much pleased to hear of the great aquisition you have made to your family besides the personal gratification it is to myself to have another Nephew-this letter will probably be handed .you by a 1fr De vVitt who has promised me he would call on you on his way to the upper part of the State-he is one of the gentlemen who have obtained permiss_ion to settle an additional number of families in this Department-his Grant is on the River Guadah1,pe. between this and San Antonio-there is a flattering prospect at this time of this Department being shortly filled up by American Emigrants; this Govt have authorized four New Colonies to be settled which will be done immediately. one lies above this on the Rivers Colo- rado and Brasos which if settled will be a perfect safe guard to us against the Indians-the other 3 are East and lV est of us-so that this Colony will be nearly the center-None of the other Colonys are so rich in land as this. Neith'er have they such an outlet for their produce as this-So that it is of much importance to us that they should Settle as soon as possible-I have seen some Distressing tales told of us in some of the News Papers of the U. S.-particu- larly in the Arkansas 6-acette that Paper has always evinced a
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