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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Ayuntam to de esa•Villa : y digale al Sr. Williams qe. no le escribo sepnrado pr. falta de libertad, p 0 qe. reciba esta por suia, y qe. le debuelbo informada su·solicitud. etc
AUSTIN AND R. R. ROYALL [Agreement, April 27, 1830: Royall is to introduce three :families besides his own nnd Austin is to receive them as colonfsts and grant them land for the usual fees.] .
MAB.IA A. BONSERO TO AUSTIN
Bexar, April 29, 1830.
See Calendar.
JOSEPH D. GRAFTON TO AUSTIN
DnSm, St. Genevieve, Mri May 5, 1830 At the request of my wi:fe (lnte Mrs. Henry Elliott) I _take the libe!·ty of addressing you.-;- As the bearer leaves this in a few minutes, I hnve only time to nsk a few questions, ancl will be thankful for your reply at an early ~~ . ·1. My family consists of myself, wife and 7 ·children, four of' whom are of the late Henry Elliott.- What encouragement for mch a family to join your settlement~ . 2. What encouragement for persons lialf way p1·ofessional, I being successor to the late Thos. Oliver, as Clerk of the Courts, here 1- 3: Is it nece!>snry, in your Colony, to profess the Catholic faith i 4. My wife requests me to nsk whether you ·would make to HE!nry Elliotts' only son (Charles) nny donation of lands, on acccunt of H. Elliott's trip to Texas in 1822-- ~ 5. Whether a business man, bnt without much capital, could prob- ably acquire a goocl living in connexion with Capt. He~1ry Austins' Steam boat line 1 As business in the Courts is getting very sm·an in this Count!, I have an idea of removing to some other place, but with so· large a family, I would not like to do it without a reasonable certainty of better things elsewhere.-your early reply will greatly oblige me.- Mrs. Grafton unites with me in the expression of sentin1ents of true respect.- Jos. D. Grafton [Rubric] . [Addressed:] Stephen F Austin Esq. San Fellipe De Austin Texas Mr. Beard
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