send him some men that would engage with him in surveying for a length of time and also we had previously talkinu of slockinu our prairie on Fire Island Bayou he professed lo put ;n some 100 °head of cattle and some many which he could collect for debts due him for surveying if a proper person could be found lo attend to them, and the Herdsman on my League in which I was lo be Especially Justified by allowing him for half the cost and meeting with those families who would suit for 1-lunds & Hendcmen to I wrote a hasty letter to the Doctor & sent him down- being well aware that you could not at present attend lo such a concern ariving to the mutliplicity of Business. as to Doctor V. I had a full understanding as to our concerns and believe he ,viii not attempt to act unfairly with me- knowing that it would be his Interest lo act otherwise besides that an open description can not be practised upon me ,vithout meeting its required we expect to live neighbours on the Neches and he would study his interest more than lo attempt a fraud while I am alive- - I have just returned from the Indian Treaty which was organized ,vith them satisfactorially we found them very friendly- they only wanted their rights guaranteed lo them which was done and they will enter finally in lo the cause of Texas I see [illegible] has gone on to the city I hope he wiU succeed- Although our survey to hear of the fail me of [illegible] & troops: I am fearful it ,viii operate against us- you must act for the best and recollect that money ,vill be wanting this ensuing session to secure our lands- therefore [illegible] it- closely I have written to Mr. Beaumont and alfred and hop A. Milla•rd will come on with means to forward our speculations- that-France has purchased Texas I do not believe. should it be the case the U.S. will send an army to our protection immediately- your Noah Barlow has suffered severely by the conplagnation at Natches Give my best respects to Glascock and all our friends there- concurrently yours Henry Millard
P.S. I understand that H has made and recruited and commanded a regular Drill, hurrah for the army
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