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AMERICAN msTORICAL ASSOCI~TION.
J. E. B. AND STEPHEN F. AusTIN TO E~nLY M. PERRY 1 San Felipe de Austin 15 th June 1826 My DEAR SISTER, I have not written you since my return from the Interior owing to a suitable conveyance not having presented itself And my being compelled to go out on an Indian excursion shortly after my arrival- )Ve returned without being able to effect any thing owing to the in- clemancy of the season and the Indians having left their Villages- We apprehend no danger fron the Indians their numbers are too small to harass us in any other way than by Stealing a few horses- which they do occasionally- During my abscence my brother re- ceived a letter from you dated in January last containing the un- pleasant intelligence of the loss of many of our friends-within the last year, a loss more afflicting to us owing to the few that are left of what was but a few years since a numerous and happy Circle- I fear that by the time my Brother and myself can return to Mis- souri we shall find but few of our old :friends alive- Our Colony is improving daily the emigration that has taken place lately has been principally by water- Vessels arrive-or touch at the mouth of this river :frequently and two will ply regularly between this and New Orleans; I entertain but little doubt that a passage could be procured at almost any time; Should Mr Perry wish to come out to visit the Country either this fall or next spring I would advise him to come by water- The last Vessel was only 5-days from the City and three-from the Balize to the mouth of the river. Our crops are very promising this Season- Considerable cot- ton will be made-which will be inferior to none made in any part of the US- All that is wanting to make this the most desirable part of the habitable Globe is a Sufficient population-which it must have in a few years- I am happy to hear that the boys improve, I hope you will not neglect placing them as soon as they are old enough in a Situation whereby they may acquire a thorough knowledge of business= Have you done any thing in the Durham Hall-business yet-1 what does Mr· Perry think of the probability of recovering it- If any thing is done I think it ought to be done immediately- I have nothing more to communicate at present Brother is well- I wish you to send out the work of Schoolcrafts it would be grati- fying to us to see it- Give my respects to all my old friends- Kiss little Mary- and tell Jack his uncle will expect a letter from him shortly-. Before I close I must inform you of the death of
• Original In possession o! Mrs. Emmett L. Perry.
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