Woodville November 20th 1824
Dr Sir
I take the Liberty of writing to you and am happy to Let you
know that Mr Huff has Returned Again and is harty and well I
am sorry to tel you that it is not in my power to see you before
Next Jim then I shall spend two or three Months with you and see to
our Bisness as I am well pleased with the Contract that Mr Huff
has made with you and confirm it By this Letter as you was told
that I was so Ingaged in this Country that I Could not Be with you
Before Next fall I think it proper to tel you that Mr Huff will Be
there at the time he promised you to Be there to go on with the
Mills and with every Artical he promised to Bring to you Mr Huff
is now making the mill Irons Hear as he Has to atend to they
workman there and will not have time to do them there the window
Sash I will have redy to send by Mr Huff we have Likewiss a sixty
saw gin onder-way of the first and Best kind that Can Be had so that
he will take that with him your kind treatment to Mr Huff is
greatfully acknowledge[d] and now [no] part of the Contract But what
shall Be Dun we now think that Mr Huff will be at San philips De
Austin in A Steam Boat Col Child is a Bout to purchis for that River
Should that not Be in time Soon A nough for the Cotton Seed we
will Charter A Schooner to go with tel Mr Mc.Cormick the things
he sent for will Com with Mr Huff
Mr Huff Sends his respet to your self Mrs. Verner
Joseph Servison
N. B. You will be kin A nough to anser this
[Addressed:] The Honble Stephen F. Austin,
Province of Texas San Felipe de Austin,