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Your favor of July 29th found me in the act of removing with my family from the Cherokee Country & all my books & papers including the Journal aluded to were already packed up & deposited at McNairs where they still remain. I shall, however, return to the Nation in April & shall send all papers of Value to this place -; But taking into consideration the fact, that many of the persons whose names occur, under various circumstances, in Mrs G. Diary are still living - or their descendants; for instance the Vans, Ridges - &c - I had rather decline saying anything about such. If I should, upon my return to Cherokees - get the opportunity of reperusing these papers & should I find anything throwing light upon the general history of the Cherokees, or upon the Virtues (rather than the Vices) of the Natives - I shall with pleasure give you the extract. Sam. Houstons name occurrs in the said Journal, as being that of a young Man, who in company with a Tennessee Waggoner, came to Spr. Place, with a view of entering the School as a learner. He spent several days there during which time he gained the confidence of both Mr & Mrs Gambold & as he discovered that the school there was not sufficiently calculated to advance him in his (apparent) thirst after knowledge - Mrs G. gave him an introductory letter to Doct Brown of Athens Geo - to which place Saml proceeded, but for some cause or other (not stated in the Journal) after two weeks - he was again at Spr. Place on his return to Tennessee. - This to the best of my recollection is the substance of what is said about Saml. Houston."