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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Me escriben de ~fe~co que nro ministro plenipotcnciario cerca de v\Tashington, el Sr. Obregon sabiendo del estado politico de su patria, se colg6 del candil se su casa, a causa clel delirio en que entr6. Puede ser que las gazetas americanas digan algo de este suceso extraordinario, y muy sensible para los mejicanqs: digame V. si sabe alguna cosa. por los periodicos del norte. Aun no recibo contestacion del Sr. Ceballos sobre la solicitud de V. para la naturalizacion de buques: pr. el correo proximo voy a instarle acerca de este pa.rticular; y de oficio se excitar(t al Sup 0 Gob 0 para el establecimiento dela aduana de Galveston, que es tan interesante. Reciba V. expresiones de mi Esposa y mantle a su Am 0 J. ANTONIO PADILLA [Rubric]
AUSTIN TO J .AMES W mTESIDE
DR Sm, I am in a little pinch for twenty dollars to take up a note of Tho• Slaughters that is in the hands of Richardson and Davis-I owe this :Money to Slaughter for shingles for the house and have not got it _by me- If it is possible you will very much oblige me by lending me that sum and paying it to Richardson and Davis and taking up Slaughters note and giving it to him- I hope you will try and nccomodate me for I nm too much engaged in the office at this time to leave here and ride about through the Country to make collections s. F. AUSTIN N ovr 2, 1828- [Addressed:] J\1r. James Whiteside
TnoMAs F. :McKINNEY TO .A'.usTIN
Nacogdoches Nov~3 rd 1828
D. CoL.
I should certainly have written to you Since my arrival from my wild voyage from Orleans but I have been so immerced in business of an unpleasant nature that I could attend to nothing in real.ity I was not aware of having to deal with Col. Piedras when I made a contract with a Mr Mora in Orleans to bring freight from there to this country in a Keal Boat I likewise contracted with some Ameri- cans and with them I have had no difficulty but unfortunately the goods I received of Mora ~as proved to belong to the Col. and he has used every means to influence 1:fora to relate palpable fals- hoods for the purpose of injuring me and had :Mora not been a man of inteO'rity he certainly would have put me to much trouble though when ei;.er we have come to· an arbitration or suit I.have fortun~tely had every decision in my favour but I find [Piedras] the most mde-
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