I have the satisfaction of acknowledging the receipt of yours of 2d
October from New York, and of informing you of the safe arrival
of the Nelson. I recd a letter yesterday from John Austin stating
that the Nelson was at Brazoria and he was then unloading your
goods—She lost her false keel coming over the bar and thumped
severely—the bar is much worse than when you came over—Henry
Austin came near loosing his Steam boat going out, he put to Sea
very much damaged and I have not heard of him since—
I wrote to John to follow your instructions strickly as to the goods,
and not open them untill Mr Hunter arrives. I have not yet finished
the Store house, it is raised (in this place) the Shingles are hawled—
the plank is all sawed and wagons have gone after it—So that I
hope it will be ready by the time Hunter arrives—I have no house
under way for the family—you will get out in the Spring and the
weather will be pleasant, and you can get along very well untill
some buildings are put up—Emily has seen a new country in times
long past and can manage very well for a month or two—The fact
is I have no one to attend to business and if I undertake to build
while I am absent it will cost ten prices. My advise is that you
build on the out lots above Williams; in this place on the creek—-I
think the situation a healthy one-
Edwards gets the League at the point-—There was no other way
of arranging the thing—-The tract between the two creeks I think
is the best Stock farm in the lower country, and I am clearly of
opinion that Stock is the best business that can be followed, and if
you intend to go into that business the Clear Creek and Dickensons
Creek is the best tract you can get—I am very anxious for you to
be here. We can soon fix ourselves comfortably—the family will
have to undergo some privations the first year I leave here the day
after tomorrow for Saltillo and shall not be back untill June, and I
then hope to see you all here in health—. I have left my will with
S. M. Williams and he has a power of attorney to attend to all my
business, there is considerable due me and you can get work and
plank etc. without paying money Also I wish you to begin
collecting cattle due me—I think it will be a good plan to bring a mexican
family with me from Saltillo—
Call on Williams for any notes due me or all of them—and use
any thing of mine as if it was yours without any kind of reserve.
If I live through these two years, I am done for the balance of my
life with all kind of public matters
The person who takes this is waiting so I will close by wishing
you all a safe journey and good health