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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
i1:e parece magnifico el sistema qe. he indicado, y soy seguro de qe. si se le adopta, :M:exico subira en muy pocos a-fios a un grado inmenso de riqueza y prosperidad E. F. AusTIN [Rubric]
GEORGE Onn TO AusTIN 1
Trinaty Atoscosito Fabery 18-. 1829
To Cornal S F AusTIN DEAR Sm I Received your Leater by the hand of Mr R. :M. William- sqn yeasterday which Give :Me Greate Setisfaction I Likewise Re- ceived your Leater Dated the 3pt Desamber Last Togather with the Official Leater and its Translation from the Chief of the Department of Bexer which was Grate Satisfaction To hear the Good Tidings that thrue your feling and Kind Gratitud that you have persevered in obtaining a Grant for the Lands in this Sacsion of Contra from the honarable Governmant and i think the Setlers on •this River Should never for Get you as their faithfull freind and My Salf •amongst the reast and i am in hopes that we will Soon be Satisfied as Regerds our Lands or the Leand that wbe Expect To Get .I Should Take it.as a Grate favour if you wood Leat IYfe Know whan the Comisioner Padilla Should arive in St antone I and Some of the nabours will Go and Se him if poseble i wood do anay thing in My power to forward the Buisness or Expodit the Saim So that the inhabitants l\fay be Satisfied i think it wood :Make a grate difrens in this Saction of Contra . I wish To Com out To Se you in 2 or 3 weks if poseble GEORGE ORR Pleais To Give ])fy Complimants To Mr Samual Jyf Williams
JosE .ANTONIO NAVARRO TO AusTIN
Bexar, F~bruary 18, 1829.
See Calendar.
AusTIN TO JosUH· H. BELL
Feb 24 1829
DR SIR. The mail has this moment arrived-the subject of foriegn debts is finally settled as you will see by the enclosed law 2 which speaks
1 On the eobject of this letter 11ee Austin to Anastacio Bustamante, Mar. 4, 1828. , Decree No. 70, Jan. 18, 1829. See Gammel, Lawe of Texas, I, 120.
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