I write you by our friend Bruffy, and you will also see your old
friend Majr Hawkins, I can assure you a great number will move
from this state some [time] next spring and others next fall I
have no doubt the Colony will be filled up immediately, I have
answered all the letters on the subject of Texas, I flatter myself
you have arrived safe at the Mouth of the Colorado ere this, and the
Vessell has no doubt arrived some time since and I hope and trust
nothing unfavourable will happen relative to the Government and
if so the Colony will Prosper immediately and may God grant us a
happy Change in the said Colony, I hope Brother and Mr Henry
Elliott will arrive safe and the young men with them as they are
worthy men, I may Possibly come on myself in the Spring tho not
certain I will endeavor to send on some Provisions, and if all does
well with you and Life is spared us we will move next autumn and
I will expect you to make the selection of Land for me and if it is
Possible to have a Building of some sort put up I should be glad
as also to have an improvement made and stock procured, I will
bring on as much as I Possibly can to enable me to settle. I am
closing my business here and the Estate of Father will be insolvent
for $15,000. I hope our situations will shortly be changed for the
better, a number has failed here and all imbarrassed except the
Perrys. a large Company talks of moveing from the Mines next
fall to your Colony, indeed they will move from all the states, I
have written by two gentlemen from St Charles County which I
have no doubt you will find to be worthy men, and I trust their will
be emigrants of that discription generally, I am Highly flattered in
anticipation as to the Prospects of your colony settleing and
becoming a Town of importance do not fail to write me by every
oppertunity and inform me your Prospects and give me a detale of
everything important I am daily hearing of peoples preparing to
move etc—you will have a number of your old acquaintances as
settlers I will do all I can for its welfare and will expect
favourable News by every letter Mothers health is much better than it
has been for the last six Months and If she lives to settle at the
colony I have no doubt she will enjoy much better health than she
would here Your Sister and little Nephews are very well and all
anxious to see you and we flatter ourselves it will not be longer than
next autumn before we have that pleasure Your Uncles Family are
all well . • • ; he talks at times of Texas tho. says his Family
is so large he does not know if he can get there Our prayer is that
these may meet you in good health and Spirits and the colony in a
Prosperous way etc
May God bless you and Brother and preserve you from danger
P. S. I am in hopes you will secure the Title to all the Land we
can get as soon as Possible as I think very important should a change
of Government take place.