[2626] [MILLARD lo HULING]
Camp west of the Brazos April 7th, 1836
Dear Huling
I recv your favor of March 13th the day before yesterday and have taken the first opporlunily by express of writing in return. your proposition in favor of Mr. G. L. Morrison's entering our firm I am fearful would nol answer. I have mel 3 or 4 persons in camp who say they are well acquainted wilh his circumstances. They aU speak of him as a clever fellow too visionary for a successful speculation or merchant a man of i10 capital and doubtful credit his wife has some property bul he has not the control of it in fact it would be helter in all cases to know well what we are about before we receive another partner & be well assured that he can advance capital to any of our operations- If my brother should come on and would join us he would he of course to our favor & himself and I should like lo have him do so he can command capital and knows how lo use it to advantage- attend to the land himself and buy all you can at a low price- now is the favorable Lime when the country is in such a panic about the war being brought into the whole districts write to Glasscock lo pursue his purchases and fear not for the fate of Texas we shall certainly prevent the enemy from crossing the Brazos although their advance guard one now in St. Fellipe and a company of our men had a brush with them this morning across the river killing 2 of their number- how soon we may have a general engagement I know not but probably in a day or two when I am confident we shaU give a good account of them our countrymen are slow in coming to our assistance our army is not more than 1000 strong and we shall have to fight more than double our number. [illegible] that will not turn out to defend them Rights in this critical time are not worthy the name and unless prevented by [illegible] circumstances should he branded as traitors till Glasscock I should have answered his letters but have not had il in my power being on duty during the last few days but
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