'THE AUSTIN PAPERS, 439 you took till we nrrive at the contemplated Town-I wish you there- for to give Mr Austin your opinion of me, and if you can prevail on him to consider me one of his choice settlers-and in the first class of Locations-when I come on I will bring all the documents to show· him, satisfactorily my claims to his friendship and confidence--I shall expect to bring in family ns follows-a wife and child (by the By-I did not tell you what a fine Daughter I have-yes one that shall make many a heart tremble in the Province) and between ten and fifteen negro slaves-and if I like as well as I expee~I can bring many worthy families from my native state South Carolina as soon as I can get them word-•• • • I wish a Town lo~and tract of Land near Town-as may be pos-, sible to obtain, on account of my profession which I shall wish to, follow-and a tract imbracing n good mill sent above whereon I will build a set of mills immediately-if I move-to supply the Town with materials for building-If a division of the Lands should take place before I reach [there] Please prevail on lvfr Austin to suffer you to drnw for me in Town and country agreeably to your and his judg- ment suitable lvfr Gramont Filhiol as well as John will move if I like when I come ·ou~ I have written a few lines covering yours to :Mr Austin have in there referred him to you-Mr Ballou and Mr Lovelace-who is with . you-my wife [would be] rejoiced to remove with Mr Lovelaces Family-If I could settle my business in time but I cannot as I have to sell for him property before I move- , I continued the cause of Sutton.against his wife till next court for . want of testimony for her I still hope I shall succeed in making her innocent and his cruelty appear-and securing to her her dower in her contract secured . My wife and the Mr Filhiols send their respects to you-my Daugh- ter Elisa would _send hers but she does not speak quite well enough being only two days old-she and mother are quite brave-and I remain-healthy-chearfull and as usual your friend and Hble Svt JAMES FoRT MusE Holtham-is coming out to the province will try to fall in with Mr Austin at Natchitoches....;..he is quite malencholy and has been for some ·time•back· -perhaps he has repented-If so forgive him-He has not said anything lately that I have learned against the little injured Female MuSE. [Addressed]': William ·w. Little, Esquire. Province· of Texas. · Mr. S. F. Austin,;
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