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rely on me as a man or Honor, that between those two mechanicks, you could have any thing clone, in the best order, either in Iron or wood, which could be done in the \Vestern country-In a word Sir, I have been at some trouble to induce l\{r Huff, to visit your coun- try, and should he be pleased with it, and move his family, which I hope he will do, l\,Ir Servison will go also, and then you will be better off fo1~ mecanicks than we will be-Because they are the only Tradesmen of their profession, which we have ever had in this part of the country worth naming- And should you hold out sufficient inducements to l\,fr Huff to move his family to that country, I think that I am authorized to say to you that him and :Mr Servison will be partners and be able to com- mand funds here, to Erect Cotton-Gins-\;Vate1<Mills-and Ma- chinery on the principle of the inclined plane and otherwise- For several years, I have been devoted to your country; but hav- ing a young family; and being well situated here, I have thought that it would be simple in me to move; but ultimately, I have deter- mined to do so-Provided you will authorize me to bring out with me from Ten to Twenty families, by way of forming a good female- society at once, the only principle on which I can consent to move my family at this time-The families who will go with me will be both wealthy and respectable-Many of them my own relations and connections.-Artizans and Mecanicks of the first order, will also go.with me-And should the Indians be troublesome, I should like nothing better than to command against them and settle the ques- tion with them at once-I served with Gen 1 Jackson many months in that service, at his head quarters.-And if I know any thing it [is] Indian-Warfare-Col. Child is absent on the Eastern Circuit and of course can not send his respects to you; but I am authorized to present [them] to you, which I hope you will except- I wish you to write me my Mr Huff on the subject of your Grant from the Mexican-Government, etc, its extent and your powers, etc, -In a word a copy with your remarks to me, would enable me to facilitate the businiss here-I wish you distinctly to understand, as we have no personal acquaintance, that any thing, which I have said to you is to be relied on.
Wm JOHNSON
Honorable STEPHEN F. AusTrN.
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• Bexar Archives, University ot Texas.
Political Chief's Blotter, January 5, 1824.
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