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scriber proposes to bring 2.000. families from the Highlands and Low lands of Scotland, to consist cif farmers, fishermen, and miners of gold and silver, copper and lead, stone coal and Iron ore, smelting and purifying the same also cotton and Cloth manufactures, the Govern- ment giving to families one mile square in the open prairie, and one half the quantity to single men, also in the open prairie, with the privilege of becoming farmers or following their own trades, the sub- scriber pledges himself that said families, shall come well recom- mended, and shall be people that fear God only -The subscriber would ask nothing for himself, but the benefit of the Contracts which he might make with said families in Europe, said Contracts to be recognized, and Garunteed by the Government, upon the arrival of the emigrants into the Country provided that the Subscriber shall not bargain or contract for more than the above quantity of land, said "Emigrants to be permitted to bring with them their machines, and farming utensils and as many of their different breeds of horess -cattle and sheep free of duty, and the vessels that may be chartered by said emigrants, for the above purposes, or those that may be chartered by a company for the purposes, aforesaid, to enter the ports of Texas free of tonage and all other duties or expences whatsoever The subscriber to have the privilege of selecting said prairie lands, on any vacant land unappropriated on his arrival with said families, which will be once per year, for ten years successively The sub- scriber believes, that this would afford us every thing, that the country requires or may want within its.elf, and would not interfere with any thing now in operation, the same bounty that is given in England, can be given here; that is to say to 1:vhale fishers one hundred pound sterling per boat, each ship carrying ten, the ships insured ·gives the owners a safe trade ; to fishermen per barrel four shillings sterling: and salt free of duty, the subscriber believes that great good to the Country niight be derived, by granting a charter of this kind should any person apply, other than the subscriber, more competent, he with pleasure would withdraw, these suggestions we respectfully made from motives of patriotism &
John Burdgess [rubric]
[Endorsed] Project of John Burgess
for the introduction of 2000 families-
No. 917
1838 Dec. 10, V. BENNET TO l\L B. LAMAR, [HOUSTON]
Pine Point Dec. 10th 1838
To
His Excellency
Mirabeau B Lamar President of the Republic of Texas
Sir, I have received an order from Mr. Wm ,G Cooke, Qr Master General, to proceed to Bexer with the troops ,commanded by Col. L. Wells, to provide for them, I was not furnished
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