Col. Stephen F Austin
Sir permit me to introduce you to S H. Barlow of St. Albans
Vermont the present Post Master of a County Town— he is a
Gentleman of first rank in society—believing you will be happy to
recieve and Treat him as such—as he intends visiting your Colony.
Any information or assistance given him will not only confer a favor
on a friend but on your humble Servant if he should conclude to
locate himself in Texas it would be the means of hundreds emigrating
from this Country to yours— I expect to be on this fall and am in
hopes to bring with me 50 or more families. I have been able to start
considerable of a fever, if you will send me your history of that
Country with the constitution and all other information in your
possession that will be important to a people that knows nothing about
that country, you will very much obliege your humble servant
A. Holdridge M. D
St Albans Vermont Augt. 23r 1830