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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
D. G. Burnet would be a good hand to draft such a document aided by Capt :Martin, :Miller, Jack, Chambers, Jones, Adams, Johnson, Lesassier etc- :My enemies in the low country that you speak of will do me jus- tice-no one can be so base as to calumniate the man who has served them faithfully and is suffering for their benefit-personal feelings are momentary in their influence but justice will finally prevail over them. I wrote yesterday to Oliver Jones. Remember me to Ramon :Musquiz particularly-I shall feel grate- ful to him and D. Vr B 0 [Victor Blanco] as long as I live and hope my friends will-also remember [me] to everybody-let the present happy situation of that country forever bury all personal feelings. I bury tliem forever-and let us all devote ourselves to cultivate the soil, make good crops, and be good neighbors and good citizens- so soon as I can close my affairs so as to get on to a farm I will do so, and it will be a difficult matter to drag me away from it-unless it be to go to a ball or a social meeting of friends. I am done with public matters, that is when I get free from them I mean to keep so-and I mean to get free as soon as I can- s. F. AusTIN [Rubric] You can show this letter to whom you think proper I send it via New Orleans I am in good health I was incomunicado rigoro- risimo from the 13 Feby to 9 May-no books or writing materials and very little light-dreary enough, but the idea that Texas would be benefited and that I had done my duty kept up my spirits and I bore all patiently. I hope that Almonte who was sent to Texas by Govt. has been well received and kindly treated, no friend of mine or of Texas would think of treating him or any other commissioner of the Govt. in any other manner than with attention and politeness. The enemies of Texas, or my enemies might wish to take a different course in order to make confusion and 9-ifficulty. S. F. A. I sent a power of attorney to my brother-in-law to sell property and I now send a duplicate. I wrote him by way of Orleans 10 May.
OLIVER JONES TO JAMES F. PERRY
Santarosa June 10th 1834
DEAR Sm believing yourself and family anxious to hear something direct from Col Austin, I take the liberty of forwarding you such informa- tion as I have obtained. I this day recd. a letter from Farther Muldoon dated Mexico May 14th, respecHng Austin, he writes as follows,-
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