San Felipe de Austin April 27. 1829
Mr Elias E Wightman
Sir, My object in making the offer of the land when you was
here, out of the Jones and Kuykendall Leagues was to enable the
families that came with you to have a place to go on to immediately,
and not as a matter of speculation— I am now willing that you
should take the quarter out of the Jones League in exchange for
the part my brother has in the Matagorda tract—this will close that
business and relieve you from the necessity of making an immediate
settlement on it—
The families who are at Huff shave all determined to settle on
the Bernard, as I am informed—none of them will therefore go
to the Colorado— I will give one Labor gratis to any family who
will settle on the Kuykendall League west of the river, by the first
of October next, he paying for the title—
I return you the two instruments of writing you sent me
unsigned— It does not suit me to agree to the alteration you wish
for the necessity, or rather the reason on which the offer was made
has ceased, for the families at Huffs as I before observed have
determined to settle on the Bernard—and the present arrangement will
suit you better than the other, for the Jones quarter is worth two
of the Crownover League, and you can remain where you are during
the whole season—
S. F. Austin [Rubric]