THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 973 son which of us Don what was Don as I Shall Be from this Country Before your Letter will Reach this Mr Johnson writes to Day I wish you to keep the Land £or Him I spoke to you for I think to Land At your town in A Steam Boat- Col Child is About to purchis one for the use of the Brazos River the Land and promiss I extorted out of you for Mr. Connell and Michal Halliman please to keep that for Mr Johnson and other :Men that will Be in your Countree with me By the first of J\ifarch J\ilr vVilliam Anderson will Be with me I Could not find any thing of your Brother who I think will take this Letter to you from Nat- ~hitoches Please to tell Mr McCormick that all the things.he Sent for are Now Redy to go-
Mr S £ Austin
WILLIAl\l JOHNSON TO AUSTIN
Woodville November 21 st 1824.
DEAR Srn, A few days since I recd by ~fr Huff your letter of the 26 th Ult:- which afforded me much satisfaction, to know the flattering pros- pects of a pure and permanent government in your delightful and fertile country-And I can in truth say that I am not a little grati- fied to learn from J\ilr. Huff that he is well pleased with the country and that you have been so liberal with him as to induce him and his partner ]\,Jr. Servison to embark immediately on improvements which will not only benefit them and their families, but will no doubt greatly advance the public weal of the Colony-Those men are now making preparations to carry into effect with promptness, and in good faith, everything which J\,Ir Huff agreed to do in their Articles with you-And I. feel satisfied that you will be pleased with the performance on their part-They will be able to take with them every facility necessary to complete the works in a reasonable time- The present plan is to Charter a steam-Boat as the most safe and easy means of conveying the whole out fit to San Felipe de Austin- Col° Child left here a day or two since for Natchez, where he will endeavor to make the arrangements for the steam-Boat-If this arrangement succeeds, I shall no doubt be one of the party myself- Mr Huff mentioned to me that you would on my going out and com- pliance with the terms of your government give me a Grant for two Leagues of Land adjoining the Mill Tract, below, on the Bernard, and that you would not otherwise dispose of it till you heard from me-for your friendly disposition towa~ds me in this business, you have my grateful acknowledgements-And have to request that you
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