Attics Seneca County Ohio Feby. 1st 1833

Col. Austin.

Sir, myself with many of my neighbours, are verry desirous of getting some information from you, respecting your country; we wish you to be verry minute in your description of the climate, soil, and productions; also the seasons, wether they are in extremes, wet or dry; the state of your market, and general prices of your produce, and particularly if you grow wheat, and how many Bushels per acre, we also wish to know the terms that we can purchase the land on, and the extent of your collony, and wether some 40 or 50 family's would be acceptable; we also wish to know the convenience of your mill priveleges, and general extent of your water power; also the different kinds of wild animals, particularly if the wild horse and cattle abound in such numbers as is reported here, and wether sheep are healthy there, learn us the state of literature, the present state of your government, and the disposition of the natives toward your colony; also wether your waters abound with fish, oysters, clams, etc, and their qualities, wether your climate agrees with the notheren people; also if the necessary articles of husbandry can be easily obtained there, and if not, where they can be on the best terms, finally, we wish you to inform us of all the advantages, and disadvantages, and future prospects attending your country, we have proposed sending two men as agents of our little colony, to explore and make the necessary observations respecting your country, and on the receipt of your answer, we can judge wether it will Justify us to do so or not, if so, please to propose the rout they had better take for safety, economy, and expedition,

G. Edwards