New York 14 July 1830
Mr Dear Sir
I send herewith a few news papers, in which you will find some
interesting debates in the House of Commons, on the Mexican Trade,
you will also see the great anxiety evinced in that country to put a
stop to the contemplated Spanish Expedition, against Mexico, the
manifest jealousy that exists there towards this Country, relative to
Mexico, and S° America generally, they do not even spare Texas,—
I presume they acquired their wild ideas about the Colonists of that
province, from the recent Mexican publications-
Such Swiss and Germans as would be an acquisition to your
Colony, are not so easily prevailed on to go to Texas as I imagined,
I find that those who have means, and are most deserving, leave their
Country, in consequence of inducements held out to them by their
friends, who have already located in Ohio, to come there, and that
they come with their minds made up, and prepared, and proceed
immediately on their arrival to that State—those that are not worthy
of consideration, linger about, until chance provides imployment
for them— I should like to know how the Thermometer ranges in
your climate, they are afraid the heat is too intense for them,— I
should like to send a small vessel, with a good selection of them,
perhaps I may yet succeed, wish I knew what to ship at the same
time, that would pay a freight— I will write a German friend of
mine Mr Gildermister a very clever worthy fellow, who having ac
quired a handsome property in Havana has gone to Germany with
the intention of visiting Switserland, Russia, etc., and give him such
information as I have, and request him, to communicate the same
to some Germans and swiss subjects, and see what effect it may
have, I regret I did not receive your letter before he left this, he
is an old, and very particular friend of mine, and I think will
take pleasure in attending to my request, the greatest difficulty will
be for my letter to reach him, he will be so much on the move, he
thought he should return again to this country, prefering it as I
believe to all others— The more I think about your place, the more
I want to make you a visit, but I do not know how to manage it,
particularly at present—
I hope your health has improved [since] you last wrote— let
me here from you when you can spare time to write—
Arch Austin [Rubric]
If G—can only prevail on two or three Families to make the
experiment, and they should be please [d] there will be no difficulty
in having as many to follow as you may wish-
Colo Stephen F. Austin Texas