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R. Stowers to Austin, Monoclova, January 26, 1830. Rumors of negotiations by the United States for purchase of Texas. Bustamante changing the govern- ment of Mexico. Austin in account with John Austin, January 28, 1830. Bill and price list. Henry Austin to Austin, Matamoros, January 29, 1830. Discussion of trans- fer of Texas to United States. Mexicans jealous of Texas. Reports of revo- luntionary movement in Texas caused by Guerrero's emancipation decree. James \V. Breedlove to Austin, New Orleans, January 30, 1830. Introducing Mr. McQuin [Mr. Queen?]. (Omitted.) Richard Ellis to Austin, "Alabama," January 30, 1830. Reports of Guerrero's emancipation decree have deterred emigration. Thomas Barnett to Ramon Musquiz, February 1, 1830. Bemoaning his un- fitness for office of alcalde, to which he was elected. George Fisher to Lorenzo de Zavala, New Orleans, February 10, 1830. Emi- gration to Texas very rapid and trade between United States and Texas grows daily. Various ports established de facto, but not legalized. Advises Zavala to settle the 500 families of his contract by his own efforts, and neither to sell land nor to form a company for the enterprise. Thomas F. McKinney to Austin, Nacogdoches, February 13, 1830. Introduc- ing James Bowie. Arrival of Padilla has much improved conditions in East Texas. Ramon Musquiz to governor, February 14, 1830. Reporting smuggling in Austin's colony. (Omitted.) Abiel P. l\Iead to Austin, Essextown, N. Y., February 15, 1830. Si:s: or eight families desire information about conditions for obtaining land. Transporta- tion system. Jos~ Antonio Navarro, Bexar, February 18, 1830. Asks Austin to send him some tobacco seed. Conditions upon which he will sell 7 leagues of land to Richard Royall. Austin and George Sutherland. February 19, 1830. ,A.greement concerning settlement of 10 families. ·(Omitted.) John W. Faulkner to Austin, Wigginsville, Ala., February 23, 1830. Forty citizens wish information of conditions in 'l'exas. Austin to Archibald Austin, February 24, 1830. Advantages in Texas for Swiss immigrants. Austin and James N. Smith, February 2G, 1830. Agreement concerning settle- ment of four families. (Omitted.) Lewis Moore to Austin, Attakapas, La., February 28, 1830. Introducing bis son, who wishes land. (Omitted.) Thomas H. Borden to Austin. March l. 1830. Surveying. (Ommitted.) R. C. Trimble to Austin, St. Mary's Pari~h, La., March 1, 1830. Asking bow an emigrant obtains land in Texas. (Omitted.) . Jos~ de las Piedrns to Austin, Nacogdoches, March 7, 1830. Asking Austin to apprehend a soldier who has killed a man and deserted. (Omitted.) .Jose Maria J. Carbajal to Austin, Bethany, Va., March 8, 1830. Many families thinking of moving to Texas and wish to see Austin's map. Carbajal asks Austin's aid in selling copies of the Bible in Spanish. (Omitted.) Retson Morris to Austin, March 11, 1830. Application for land. (Omitted.) Amos Edwards to Austin, :\larch 11, 1830. Application for land. Colonial conditions. Austin to Elias R. Wightman, March 12, 1830. Surveying, school, instructions for obtaining land titles. Austin to Elias R. Wightman, :March 13, 1530. Instructions for surveying•
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