St Francisville November the 22nd 1921
Sir
I have some idea of moving to the province of texes to make a
settlement in that country and wish to know the terms on which you
settle people in that province on your grant. I wish in the first place
to know how you expect to hold your land Secondly how much you
will give to each individual Settler, what are the productions of the
soil and what is the appearance with respect to health, I wish you
also to state when it [is] necessary for the settlement to be made, and
what part of the country I must go and who to apply to when there it
is probable there will be several small families of us will go together
if I like the prospect, be so good as to answer soon your obedient
servant
Joseph T Montgomery
[Addressed:] Mr Stephen F Austin New Orleans