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not obtained titles to tbe land they oecupy. Much resentment against the mili- tary commandant; and P. E. Bean causes some dissatisfaction. He is re-- ported to be working for organization of territorial government in Texas. Gln<l to see the introduction of printing presses. John Austin to Austin, Brazoria, September 10, 1829. Settlement of estate of J.E. B. Austin. (Omitted.) Tllomas Davis to Ramon Musquiz, September 14, 1829. Critical illness of Austin explains failure of the ayuntamiento to writP you by last mail. No one else knows Spanish. Austin to Henry Austin, September 22, 1829. Warning him not to be deceived by an advertisement of lands in Texas. David G. Burnet to Austin, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 22, 1829. Power of attorney authorizing Austin to petition for enlargement of Burnet's contract to settle colonists. (Omitted.) Henry Austin to Austin, Camargo, September 24, 1829. Difficulties of n:wi- gating the Rio Grande. S. Hatch to Austin, September 25, 1829. Application fot· land. Economic condition of immigrants. Manuel de Mier y Teran to Austin, Tampico, September· 2S, 1829. Acknowl- edging receipt of Austin's map and describing surrender of the Spanish invaders. John M. McCalla to Austin, Lexington, Ky., October 6, 1S29. Henry Clay, the evil genius of Kentucky. Andrew Jackson. R. C. Nicholas to Austin, Nashville, Tenn., October 11, 1829. Intention to settle in Texas. Uncertain status of labor deters many, but great interest aroused in Tennessee and Kentucky. Prospect of purchase of Texas by the United States. Austin to James W. Breedlove, October 12, 1829. Explaining the coloniza- tion law and the position of an empresario. Review of his own experiences and of the difficulties of an empresario. Byrd Lockhart to Austin, October 14, 1829. Asking Austin to assist him in getting land. (Omitted.) Austin to Jose Antonio Navarro, October 19, 1829. Apologizing for not answering a letter. Plans for translating and publishing the State laws and State and Federal constitutions. Urges Navarro to select land in his colony. John Austin to Austin, October 23, 1829. Introducing a settler. Personal business. (Omitted.) Jose Maria Viesca to Ramon Musquiz, Saltillo, October 24, 1829. Inquiring whether Austin had been repaid expenses advanced in 1826 in making topo- graphical survey of Galveston Bay. (Omitted.) Ramon Musquiz to Governor of Coahuiln nncl Texas, October 25, 1829. Explaining hardships which Guerrero's emancipation decree would iuflict on Texas, and urging exemption of the departmf'nt from its operation. J. K. Looney to Austin, October 27, 1829. Requesting land. (Omitted.) John .Austin to Austin, October 28, 1820. Trade in mules nnd horses with New Orleans. Jose Antonio Navarro to Austin, Bexar, October 20, 1820. Offer to share 11 leagues of land if Austin will pay the treasury fees for all. Opposition to Guerrero's decree abolishing slavery. Strong representations mnde to the governor against it, aud the political chief bns suspended publication in Texas. Ramon Musquiz to Austin, Bexar, October 29, 1820. Informs Austin of _the decree of September 15, emancipating slaves, and asks bim to treat it confi- dentially until result of petitions to the State go'l"ernment is seen.
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