Col Stephen F Austin

Sir I have been informed that Mr Isaac Hughs the survayer has returned my survey, he has not finished it he has taken in an improvement whare John Jones lives it was not done by my direction but ray suninglaw told him to do so I wranted to pay Jones for his improvement and he would not sell it wishing to hold the land it is not my wish to take any persons right from them and would willingly take my land so that it would not interfer with him say lower down the riever as I am a lone Woman would you be as good as to inform me if I am to hold the land if not will I have to pay the survayer for what he has done before I get my right I wish my land to be survayed complete

San Jasinto June 7th 1825.