Billington, John. Letter, 1821 Dec. 10. 1 item. Location: Misc.:B. Letter from John Billington of Demopolis, Alabama to Thomas Newman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania concerning land development and descriptions of land (types of trees, whether or not water was available, and grapes and olives grown by neighboring "French" landowners) in the Demopolis area. Describes land owned by Newman and Billington's willingness to oversee its development.