Novr 21. 1831
Joel intends to go and see you which gives an opportunity to
write
lf Mrs Holley wishes to come up I want the Dearborn to go into
Bolivar after her, and as the road is bad through the bottom by
Harris I think you had better go in with it to Bolivar yourself and
you can then have the iron work done, which is much needed or
it well break worse— If Mrs Holley does not wish to come up she
will send word out to Mrs Bradleys for the Dearborn not to come
in after her—
Dr. Angier talks of going to Anahuac and perhaps you might
trade your Horses to his wife for her cattle—- John Austin says that
cattle are falling, and I also think they are, and that they can be
had cheaper by Spring—I shall leave here in a few days for
Anahuac, and from there I shall hire a boat and go direct to your place—
you must then furnish me with horses to go to Bolivar and
Brazoria— It probably will be two weeks before I get to your place.
In the bend on the north or upper side of Pleasant Creek close
to the timber some distance up the creek from its mouth is very
rich Shumac prairie and a field there would be protected from the
heavy winds from the sea which sometimes whip out the corn and
blow it down
I have spoken to Cap John Austin for a number of orange fig
and peach trees— you must be very particular to go into Brazoria
after them in February, also pomegranite— when you move down
you can take peach trees as many as you want from here but get
from all sides so as [to] have a greater variety— attend to this
for a season lost in planting fruit trees is a great deal— from
Bolivar you can get plums at Henrys—
The place for the garden and orchard is on the South side of
Pleasant Bayou and it ought to be broken up the first
I am in better spirits than I have been for Six months—all things
are working around right
I want you to send for the Mares and horses I have at Coles as
soon as you can take care of them, tho When I see you we can
arrange about that Emily has a -fine fat boy and all well—
S F Austin
Sinse writing this Mrs Bradley has had an application to stay up
here some time longer,
[Addressed:] Mr James F. Perry
pr. Joel