THE AUSTIN PAPERS 1055 been-party spirit is more bitter and vindicative-some think there will be another civil war worse than any o:f the others. These are the rumors which reach us in the Patio whether true or false God knows S. F. A.
AUSTIN'S PRISON JOURNAL
[See Quarterly o:f Texas State Historical Association, II, 183- 210, January, 1899.]
J. F. PERRY TO FATHER MULDOON
May 13, 1834.
See Calendar.
J Al\IES F. PERRY TO AUSTIN
San Felipe de Austin 13th May 1834
I enclose this to our beloved Pastor Father Muldoon through whose kindness I hope you will receive it Imowing your anxiety to hear from us. Emily and myself both wrote to you a short time rince by the way of New Orleans which I hope you have recd. 1Ve have not recd a line from you since you left Montary nor has tb~re b:en any direct information recd of you since shortly after you ar- rived at the city of :Mexico. our anxiety on your act. is very great-- not th~ough fear of any charges which can be brought against you as we have too much confidence in the Justness of the enlightened officers of the :Mexican nation to tl{ink that they would treat y::>u unjustly and knowing as we do that you have committed no offence, we fear not a fair exposetion of all your conduct but lmowing !be :many severe attacks of diseas you have had caused from fatigue and ' exposure, we fear for your health but we still hope you are now 'on your way home and anticipate the happy moment when we may '.?nee more meet. the hour for the arrival of the mail today was i rooked for here In hopes that some intelligence would be recd of :you but to our mortification not a word came. what can be the crause We cannot conceive. I left home ten days since the family mere all well Emily enjoys tolerable health and all that is wanting Ho make l~er happy is your return once more the weather has b~en nrlry and fair so far and bids fair for a healthy season and good â–¡crops. Mr Pilgram still continues with us the children are very rnrell. Stephen F Austin is going to school to him and begins to
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