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nci11hbourhood and is quit well Jack has recovered his health he is in San Filepe Emily and myself have just returne_d from a trip up the country which I think has been of benefit to her health althotiuh she has not entirely recovered. I have made arrangements to settle our Dickison and clear Creek lands and within the course of the summer have the others selllcd We have about 65 or 70 acres in cotton this year but the season since the l Mar has been so dry that prospects for crops arc bad so far, I spoke lo Whitesides about his power to collect Butlers debt he shewed me a paper which I presume you have seen which I think would be sufitient authority to him he also told me he had letters from him which was more particular on that subject so that I think there will be no difficulty on that score provided Butler has to come here to collect his money. I have never been able to make any collections of any consequence on your notes. Mr. Williams and Mr W H Jack both thought it was not best to commence suits on them. I intend lo try some of them now and have little doubt of recovering. what is the state of your ace with John Austin and Austin and l\JcKinstrey they have transfered several of notes belonging to you and are endeavouring to collect others. Williams and myself thought best to have all we could sloped and have takens steps lo stop one on Westall and one on Mrs Jno Hall. Mrs. Austin says that Jno Austin Held an note of yours for 1100S and with that you will be indebted to Jno Estate about 3000$ if your return still remains uncertain you had heller inform me or Williams of the situation of your business with that Estate. there was only lOOS paid on your order on Austin and McKinstrey for S475 in f of Hunter the balance still remains unpaid. 1 have not offered any of your lands for sale not kno,,·ing any necessity for so doing as I have heard of no claims against you except one small one which Williams told me he had arranged he also told me that there was no necessity for selling any for the purpose of paying the drafts you have drew from Mexico-that he had made arrangements to Meet them, in what way he has ncvr informed me. ~tr Williams will or has I have no doubt wrote to you what has hr.en don in the upper collony business. Ben Smith leaves in the vessel that carries this pr New orleans in rather a bad humer with W. about some land speculations at Monclova. McKinny is now absent al New Orleans-is look for daily We still have Mr. Pih-Tam here S.F. Austin and all our children are going to school ~ml improving well ~]. A. Bryan is !itudying the spanish with Mr. Pegram Joel is allendrng to the farm and I think will make a good Farmer. 1 saw many of your old
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