THE AUSTIN PAPERS 231 balance My best respects to Brown and his Lady and •except my best wishes for your self JAMES F. PERRY [Rubric] I take Mr Perrys place at the desk to add a few lines, and to thank l\1y Dear Sister for her welcom Epistle ,,..hich I received a few weeks ago, and O ! how happy would I be could I but clasp my Dear little Ncphew to my bosom may he continue to grow and thrive, and become every thing his fond Parents could wish is the ~incear prayer of his .Aunt- I should like very much to know what you and Sir James are thinking about, not a line have I received from eather of you since last November, Your letters I expect have been lost, we do not hear from you as frequently now, as when we directed· by the way of Nathetoch [Natchitoches]; I have been flat- tering myself all summer with the pleasure of seeing you this Fall; but shall not look for you untill I see you; our Friends and relations are all well I had a visit from Adeline, last week, tell Brown that if _he was still Single he might now entrap the Young widdow she looks remarkably well, and is quit lively- the Children are all well, your namesake says that he wants to see Uncle Stephen he must come and bring him a Spanish Horse; if Brown should want a clerk, Austin will Shortly be cabable to Fill that office; EM. PERRY DEAR BROTHER'S AND SISTER- [Addressed:] Col. Stephen F Austin San Filipi D Austin Rio Brasns Texes-To the care of Mr Masil White Merchant New Orleans Ral\-[QN :rvr USQUIZ TO GOVERNOR l EXMo. Son. Dirijo 6. las superiores manos de V. E. dos comuni- caciones originales del Sor. comt 0 Pral. de este Dept 0 en las q• me trascrive una del Sor. Comte Gral. de estos Estados q!I contiene la noticia de una espedicion espaiiola q• salio clela Habana con direcsion :i las costas de nuestra republica y la otra comprende las q 0 comunica el comte militnr dela frontera de Nacog. relativas 6. los temores q• le asisten por q 0 el Gobn° de los Est• Unidos del Norte de America ha aumentado la guarnicion del Fuerte de Savinas hasta con el n° de 700 hombres, por q 0 los estrangeros q 0 hay establecidos en el terri- torio de este Dcpartam 10 clescle Atoyac hasta el propio Savinas se ?cup~n la organizncion y nombramto de oficiales de milicias por el mfehz estado en que se halla In tropa dela guarnicion de su mando con motivo de faltnrle los socorros necesarios en unn dilatada seria de tiempo, y finalmte por las demas ocurencias que me comunic6 en carta particular q 0 tuve el honor de dirigir a. V. E. con oficio no. • From Polltlcnl Chief's Blotter, Bexar archives.
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