Woodville January 29th 1825
My Dr Sir
this will Be Handed to yoo By Jacob Huff My Son and Peter
Conrad with him I wish them to stay with yoo ontil I get there I
Shall start from this Place in ten days Mr. Brooks who is with
the Boyes is a Good and Honest Man I wish yoo to Settle him
as Near the Mill Seat as you Can I wish yoo to furnish Him with
tools to git me a set of House Logs on the Bernard ontil I Git
there as I Must attend to the Building of the Mills I Shall Be there
with A strong force and good work men I think to Have them in
oparation in August Next or I Shall Lose My Judgement of Mill
Building I think I will not Make Such a Hand of it as [Mr.] Toung
did I wish you to show the Cane Brake . . . [on] John Huffs League to Mr. Brooks as he will make [a crop next?] year Mr Jesse
H Cartright will ... he takes About fifty negros ... to
Have Land as he goes on My word I wish you to Let him Have a
Good League of Land for he is as good A Man as we have in this
Country I wish you to Procure Me two yok of well Broke oxen and
About 80 Bushels of Corn for I Shall want them things as Soon as I
Git there all the things you Sent for By Me will Be there in Due
time Mr Halleman dont go this spring as you saw through him
I Shall say nothing About him ontil I see you I have A Great
Deal to write But as it will Be But A few days ontil I See you I
Shall stop
Geo Huff
Col S f Austin