THE AUS'J.'1N PAPERS 241 of this in writing and also Verbally assuring him that Mr W. C. White would settle for us any just claim without a Suit, we beged him not to issue in any case without first knowing from our agent to the contrary,- Now Sir mark the conduct of the officer, we had but Just got here, when S ].\filler appears with a process from the Alcalde for 15.00 in favr Scoby,-Miller was asked-did Walter C White Know of this 1 he answered No; and demanded Ten Dollars Milage when we Knew (through himself) that he was on other Busi- ness at Doctr Nuckolls, and Dobson and Lewis's place Hence we consider such charges grievous, oppressive and unjust, Knowing that the Law says when an officer is on duty to different persons the Mil- age shall be apportioned among them-and Knowing it to be the cluty of the alcalde not to issue [process for] a person before he has proof that an [effort] or essay has been made to settle by compromise etc but our agent we are persuaided would have Satisfied Mr Scoby without a Suit,-it is painful to us dear Sir, to trouble you in this way knowing the multiplicity of your business Concerns, but [as] the Complaints agt the administration of Justice throughout the Colony are loud and numerous, and we have on all occasions used our best influence to quiet and pacefy the minds of the people advis- ing always to make allowances and Judge with as much liberality ns posible and try to Settle their differences at home, but a galled Horse Winces,-it is distressing and perplexing, and our minds are now devided about proceeding further in our Views and opperations, which are of too extensive a nature to be subjected to such regula- tions as we are now under; it is principally with this View, that we now address you, and ask your friendly advice and Candid opinion,- Shall we go on and trust and hope that those grievances will be re- moved, or shall we wind up and close and make the most we can of what we have,-there are numbers of our friends and acquaintances waiting our opinion on which depends their removal to the country or not [we ver]y seriously lame[nt] the present state [of] things,- pray [write] emedeately on rect of this, and ~Ir W. [C.] White will forward it on to Care [of] Dunlap-here, So that it will reach [us] without delay CLOPPER's p .A.TRICK AND LINDSAY [Addressed:] Col SF Austin Town of Austin w. TAYLOR TO AUSTIN
Veracrus 28 July 1829
DEAR Sm
Yarious have been our fortunes since we met and parted in Mexico- Yon remember that this was then as it still is, my post,
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