San Felipe de Austin 19th of Oct 1827
Dear Sir owing to my Disappoint in some buisiness of
importance that I did not fore see at the time I promised It is impossible
for me to Come Down at this time but have sent you as correct a
statement as I can of the buisiness between myself and the Ladies
which I wish you to explain to them and also Leave the accounts
with them if they are not right I will alwas rectify them I am
truly sorry to put you and them to so much trouble but I am always
ready to serve a friend and take many Liberty to use them you.
will see by the papers they have how the Land shall be Laid off but
for fear they shall not be explicit enough I will here make a
statement to you their Land is to be Laid off in the timber except the
Prairie is good and Little nukes [nooks?] are not to be stood on on
either side the pararie is not to be calculated where it is of now
value I will Leave this to your judgement as respects that I do not
wish to be particular with women and if they say my account is a
fiew Dollars out of the way I will make it right at any time to their
satisfaction you will pleas call and survey the Land at any rates
Daniel shipman and brother will assist you or he will pay any
one who will assist if he is out, of the way I will to their satisfaction,
you will see that Mrs Kirkingdol is to begin on the Lower Line of
the League I wish you to run up the league far enough to make the
Line a strait one so that they shall corner together on the line next
to the river with these Directions I will Leave you to do what you
think right when you Look at the ritings they hold the Ladys
will assist in any way that may be in their Power say to them so
soon as Samuel Williams or Colo Austin comes Home they may get
thir titles when ever they send for them I will be down in that
quarter in a fiew Days and call and see them your attention to
these fiew Lines will verry much oblige your old friend & well
wisher consider me at all expence I am yours with every
sentiment of respect—
Wm Pettus
N". B you will see by the Acts that Mrs. Kirkingdol are to have
248 Acres & Mrs. Shiggins 521 the hole Amount 769.
W. P.
[Addressed:] Capt Horatio Crisman & Mr Alcorn