THE AUSTIN PAPERS 257 I wish not to have made known Beans pretencions to the Guberna- torial, Seat of the anticipated Territory of Texas as it is rather a breach of confidence in me devulging it however I should like to know if you think there could be any possibility of the Govt being duped by him in such a manner and if Gen 1 Terran would possibly promote such schemes. Bean has also written an address to the people of Ayish Byou and informed them of his visit to Mexico tendering his services thanking former attentions and and has also made verbal requests of them to draw up a petition to him to represent them in Mexico though bis scheme does not seem to take he is anxious in my opinion to get in his possession some document which will induce the Govt [to believe] that he has Standing among us ·which no Doubt fail. I did not receive the prospectus which you mention. I am happy to see the establishing of printing offices mongst us 1 and ·seriously hope how soon they may inform both the people of this and adjo.ining countries so that many existing evils may be eradicated and virtues planted and the good inten~ions of this Govt become .universally realised by her citizens which under the present circumst~nces ~£ imbecility and corruption must necessisarily be imposed upon. recieve the best wishes of Mrs. Mc Kinney and my self an<l believe •me to· be si~cerly Your fyiend Tn01,us. F. Mc!GNNEY. [Rubric] Col S. F. Austin
JOHN AUSTIN TO AUSTIN •
..Brazoria, September 10, 1829.
See .Calendar.
Tno~u.s DAvrs· TO RAMON lfusQUIZ
[Fi:om Ba.,:ar Archives]
:MUNICIP.ALIDAD DE AUSTIN
En consequencia del Estndo sumamen~ 1 critico del S<;>r Coronel Austin nl tiempo de la salida del con-eo passado, y como· el dho Sor entonces era el unico apoyo con que pudiera, contnr eete jusgado en la correspondencia :fue motivo para.que V.. S. no recibio ning" con- testacion 6 comunicncion de estu jurisdicion por el dho Correo Hasta la fecha queda·el referido Senor ·ae Austin prostrado en en.ma imobile e incapaz de hncer cualquiera cosa. mas por hn.ber el Ciud 0 Samuel M Williams vuelto de Orleans (i esta Villa, y ha ofrecido • • I . • • 1 For the hlstory o! early prlntiJlg' in '.re:xas see an article by the editor Southwestern Blstorlcnl Quarterly, XXI, 12i-144.
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