THE AUSTIN PAPERS 229 pigeons . . . probably . . . [Torn] Short interval of repose has been granted to the powers of Mexico I pray that repose may be continued to an age of ages- You paid Buckner 5$ more than you bad any right to do-and I request Len,gue will refund you that much for I cannot allow my friends to pay for me, more than they owe to me and you have paid 5$ more than you Olved-ergo, it must be returned. I beg you will present to my estimable friend Brown, my warmest congratulations on his duplication and I sincerely hope the little fellow may inherit all the beauty of his mother the goodness of his father, the intelligence of his Uncle, and the immortality of the blessed- ! hope Williams' little daughter will not put my little friend Vic's nose out-of-joint, as tlle saying is- Remember me to Williams and his wife- Your letter has releived my mind of one very serious bother, for I have suffered more inquietude concerning my little debt to friend Buckner than it was worth- I am truly pleased to hear that the Empresario has got into vogue with the sovereigns and the more so because I Know how unpleasant it is to be subject even to the mali- cious and gratuitous censures of the stupid the vile and the unjust- and I hope, as he has acquired, so he will preserve his popularity with the mutation ... [Torn oft'] I expect most confi[dently] to be in Nacogdoches early in the fall- Milam and myself are endeavoring to form a company for coloniza- tion and mining purposes-and have a very fair prospect of Suc- cess-in getting the company- I have not time to write to League without hazarding the loss of the present very favorable oppY- Be good enough to tell him-if he has any Surplus funds of mine!to transmit them by the first good opp 7 to my friend James Loccard Com. Mercht at New Orleans and to request Loccard to remit them to me at this place provided they reach him by the first of October- Remember me to all friends- May God bless you and give you prosperity here, and eternal felicity hereafter- • DAVID G. BunNET [Rubric.] I have not heard from. Fullerton, directly, in a long time-he is still at Chillicothe-
JAMES F. PERRY TO AUSTIN
Potosi Mo July 19 1829
DEAR FRIENDS
We have been waiting with anxiety to receive a line from You we have not had a letter from either you or Brown since last November
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