THE AUSTIN PAPERS 365 with mee T·ecommendations from his Excellency the Governor from the Judges of Court and the highes Militn.ry officers in the State your nnswer in Some way will bee thankfully received directed to Ententon putnam County· State of Georgia, Capt Lusk told me that I might do well to write to you on the Subject and was of opinion that•you would bee pleased to See citizens from Georgia emigrating to your province I have therefore troubled you with this address with due respect your humble Servt THOMAS CARTER To the Honourable Stephen F Austin [Acl4ressed :] Colonel Stephen F. Austin Province of Texes in the Town Qf Saint })hilip D. Austin's on the River Rio brasses by the way of.4].exandria Louisinia .'
LUCAS ..A.LAMAN TO GOVERNOR VIESCA l
First Secretairys office of the State, of .Exteriour department MoST EXCELLENT Srn . . . on this date I have written to the General of division Don Manuel de Mier y Teran as ;Follows- "Most Excellent Sir " . The discussion concerning the project of law mentiq"Qe¢l in note bearing date The 17th of February last has been concluded yester- day and ordered to be •published Comformably- I Send you Copies of them and at present I limit myself in Sending you them- reserving to send you by the first mail, your respective instructions, for you to act Comformably and· according to what his excellency The Vice presi<lent has thought proper to appoint Your Excel- lency-Commissioner of those States, to which Nomination the ~ame law gives you the faculty of-and in consequence of ·what has been told your Excellency .in the Supreme order above Stated- So untill you receive Some instructions The Vice president wishes, that you together with his Excellency the Governor of that State Should take the Correspondant measures, to put an•end to ,those Contracts, which have not been Complied with_and those which may be contrary to the adjunct law- His Excellency. -hopes by taking this Step, that your Excellency, will act with the prudence and Judgement which chnracterises you. in Such .a high degree- and that Such measures Shall not now or hereafter, be a motive, of,.w_hich they may take advantage, to Suscitate any inquietud, by pu,tting an end to.the introduction of North apie~·icnn Colonists:'. n
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