At Jas Lynches July 25th 1824.
Col. Austin
Sir It was with much Pleasure that I received the few lines from
you by the hand of Mr Lynch—respecting my land you wrote that
there is a good League on the St Bernard that I can get should it
suit me, I make not the smallest Doubt of its suiting me—You say
it is a good League which is sufficient proof for me if it is rich
timbered Land it is the kind of Land that I want—in fact I leave
it intirely with yourself to enter my League and you can make out
my Deed and give it to Mr. Lynch or keep it yourself until I
return whichever you may think best—-I am entirely willing to
submit to the rules and regulations that you may make with the first
settlers,—if you will give my deeds to Mr. Lynch you can hold
this Letter which will be the same as my obligation—I can pay you
two hundred Dollars or perhaps more this winter in good property
if requested, in fact my will is to oblige you at any time when in
my power. I shall start home in a few days in the Highest spirits
and will return with my family this fall if life lasts.—
Now Sir if my League is allready surveyed as I have to draw
Land for my e[l]dest son in my own name there is one or two
young men who will come on with me that will attach themselves to
my family—if I am in titled to any more land besides my League and
Labbour by the size of my family or for building a mill, I will take
it on the Creek that is called Seeder Creek at the first main fork
above Simon Millers tract which is at a place known by the Board
Camp.
Sir if you think propper to give me a grant agreeable to the rules
authorized by the government for building a mill I will obligate
myself to build a good mill.
The place that I have Described I located in December 1821 which
[if] I can shall yet [get?] I located it for the purpose of building a
mill it will not interfere with any settler—but if it should
interfere with any arrangement allready made I will take it at the
second crossing of the second fork of the Navisota on the Labberdee
road Commencing at the road and running Down for quantity
this would be Convenient to the Millikins settlement if you think
proper to grant this petition you will please to inform Mr. Lynch
and he will attend to the Surveying etc
I hope Sir you will excuse my troubling you so much at so busy
a moment of your Business—And receive the best wishes of your
most obd. Friend and well wisher
Martin C. Allen [Rubric]
Col. Stephen F. Austin