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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
here and at Matamoros as frequently as business ~fay offer for the boat and probably Make 2 or 3 trips pr month- HENRY AusTIN [Rubric]
S. fuTOH TO AUSTIN
DEAR Sm I was in St Philapey a few dais Sins But your Situashun was Sutch I did not think prudent to visett you I ·am In hops Sir thnt·I may hear Shortley of your Recuvry_.: I have ariv with 1\Iy Familey and am Destitute of any plase to put them in-Mrs. Hatch· is in a Bad State of helth and wo.s fore dais past delivered of a Child makes me Certrianley anxious to put up Some Buildings and to pre- pare for a Crop as Soon a~ I Can doo that I wish to Return to Louisiana its My wish to Settle Some whare on :the Nevedad or Corenkeway Bayo. Should I not hear from you I shall go on down and put up Some Ruff Cabins allso have anther man thats here with me- Should I Make a Sitution that mite Intarfeare with Lnns that you or the Commishioner-wishes to take it will be arrnind to your Satisfaction SILVANUS lliTOH 25 of Sept 1829 [Addressed:] Colonel Stephen Austoon St. Philapey •
MANUAL DE MIER y TERAN TO AUSTIN. ' .
Tampico (p 0 viejo) Sept• 28/829.
-S. D. .ESTEVAN AUSTIN.
: Amao Y Sn. DE Tono m A.l'REOIO: No deja de ser m-µy extrnordi- nario qe. el plan de Tejas formado pr V. qe. me ha hecho el favor de remitirme lo recibiera precisamt• el dia 11 qe. capitularon los espaiioles : las ocupacio;nes qe. tuve en dho. dia eran ~ien diferentes de las de mi yiajero pacifico qe. V. me vio desempeiiar en Tejas. Como_~onosco el patriotismo de V. y Jo. qe. ama a J'}:fexico me atr~vo a decir qe. correspondo ,..al precioso obsequio qe. V. me ha h~cho remitien~ole 1~ capitul·a.cn _6 rendicion de los espnfioles, suceso qe. debe ser tan plausible en esa colonia. Me he dilatado algunos dins en contextar y hacer este envio, pr. qe. han sido jncesantes· mis urgentes tareas, ~ causa de qe.-el Sr. Santa Ana se. retir6 y quede :::on el mando d~ ~das las tropas reunidas. A tiempo qe. se rindieron lo_s espafiole~ a fuerza nuestra no excedia de cuatro mil hombres; po.. despues de .ocho,dias debia ser de: catorce mil, pr. qe., de S. Lujs venian ~is niil, y de la Huasteca otros cuatro mil. •El sito rigoroso
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