1036
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Keep yourself totally clear of politics and party and seek happi- ness within the limits of your farm and the circle of your family and personal friends, and I will join that circle as soon as I can, it 1s the only place where I expect to find quiet or happiness- adios S. F. AusTIN the most certain ·wiy for letters to reach me is to direct them to William Par1·ott, 1ne1·chant, Mex-ico, and send them to Tampico, or Vera Cruz, to be put in the mail there-if there is no other oppor- tunity, send them by way of New Orleans. . I saw,Baldwin in Mexico and put a letter in the mail here from him to you-he has lost and suffered much.
AUSTIN TO D. ,v. Sl\IITil
:Monterrey Jany 15. 1834
D. W. SMITH [:Matamoras] Dr Sm I enclose you claims to the amt. of Seven hundred ninety six dolls· six reals due me, that is two claims, one of 461.6. and one of 335. :for money advanced by me to the troops in Texas, also Fifty seven dolls. three reals due to James Ross of Texas. Please present them to the commisary ·and get the money and remit it to S. M. ,villiams Sun Felipe de Austin Texas when the genl. arrives speak to him on the subject. . Also I enclose a letter from Dan 1 J. Toler Call on him for the draft on :Maurice Hebenstreit and get draft on :Mexico in favor W. S. Parrott for my use and enclose it to l\fr. Parrott in :Mexico. J\fr. H. told me in San Luis Potosi, that he would make this arrange- ment. I leave tomorrow :for l\fexico a prisoner on some accusation made by the State govt. \Vrite to me to the care of Parrott. S. F. AusTIN [Rubric]
AUSTIN TO GEORGE FISHER l
J\fonterey 15 January 1834
Mr. GEo: FISHER
Matamoros Dr Sm. The nffairs of Texas, which have given me labor and vexation enough :for 13 years past, are likely, as it seems to k~ep me in difficulties for some time to come. The fact is, that during the last year of general convulsions, it has been almost impossible
1 Copy by li'isber 1n Lamar Popers
1 '+~~a State Library.
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