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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
for that section next fall season You will be so good as to give me in detail, whether or Not you would Recommend my Removal to that Country, My Family are eleven in number, I am as well seated in This Country as any farmer of my property, you will Be particu- lar in your Communication in every Respect More particularly if there should by any opening for The appointment of an official office that I Could obtain Yours Very Respectfully etc JAMES ALLcoRN Mr Stephen F Austin
TH. H. Frn:KLIN TO AusTIN
Caledonia [Missouri] 8 th January 1822.
DEAR STEPHEN. F. I now imbrase an oppertunity of writing you by ]\fr Bndfy whom I expect will hand you this and can Inform you of the Times in this Country as well as what I could by letter my object In writing you at this time in this 1■t I Expect that by writing to you you will Inform me of your health and situation in that much Admiared Country of yours 2 nd I have seen some of your letters or extracts of them which have almost put me in a Fever to sell out and move without any further information about the country; an Idea struck me a few days .since on viewing a statement of the situation and climate of the provence of Texas that a man could in a short time accumulate considerable welth by the establishment of a clothers factory in your country I have now allmost redy to go into opera- tion near this place a fulling mill carding machine for wool and cotton as also Two Spining Mashines one for wool and one for cotton and owing to the Great quantity of Sheep and the cheapness of wool in_your country if you have aney water Streems that won]cl admit of; or be Sufficient to drive Machinery with out two much expence I am of the opinion such an establishment would not only Be of a.n advant.aige to the Inhabitants but would be profitable to the owner; If I could be convinced of the above I would bring my Ma- chinery with me to your country and Establish it there; I shall if I have as much good Luck as bad have my works in operation by A pri,al, next; and if you will by letter give me such enc01·aigement as I flatter myself you will I will sell all my property here and move immeditely with the Machinery if I should moove I will or can bring with me several young men Mechanicks etc. I wish you to give me a complete detail of all the advantaiges which a man in my situation ought to calculate on by mooving as well as of the disad-
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