Jackson [Missouri] Decr 20th 1821
Dear Sir,
From our former acquaintance, and the friendly disposition you
possess of rendering your assistance to those who may wish to visit
your Country, I have taken the liberty, and I wish to introduce to
your notice my friend Capt. Samuel Dixon a young man of
considerable industry and enterprise, you will find him friendly and
an agreeable companion—he visits your Country for the purpose
of perminently becoming a resident, he is a first rate surveyor,
has done considerable of that business in this State for the public,
and as you will have much of that business to be done, if you can
give him a place it will confer a favour on your friends in this
quarter—
The people here are in great commotion relative to your part
of the Country, and I believe a number will eventually move—I
have strong Ideas of it myself—you will render me a particular
favour by writing me a letter, in which describe the advantages and
disadvantages attending that Country, the nature of the
Government, its health and temperature of the climate, and whether a
man of my profession would be able to succeed in business—If I
should conclude to Emigrate a great number will go also, be so good
as to give me a general outline of the Internal police etc
James Evans
Col. S. F. Austin