THE AUSTIN PAPERS 395 la Ley no embaraza, se •sirva suspender la instalacion de aquella oficina- El negocio mas importante q. V. sita a S. Exn el Ministro de Hacienda es el de colonias por lo que suplico a V. que consierte sus contratos en los terminos que indica y me de aviso de ellas, pues me sera muy agradable cooperar con nquellos servicios que me sean ~ables, a objeto tan recomendado por el Gobierno y complaser 6. V. como desea pues con la consideracion mas devida me protesto su mas atento servidor- Dios y Libertad Matamoros Mayo 24 de 830- Manuel de Mier y Teran- Ciudadano Jorge Fisher- Es Copia 1\iiatamoros J unio 23 de 1830. GUERRA. [Rubric]
JAMES W. BREEDLOVE TO AUSTIN
l\fexican Consulate
New orleans May 24, 1830
Col STEPHEN F. AusTIN
DEAR Sm You have herewith a letter from Mr Sutherland of Alabama on the subject of land selected :for him by his brother in your Colony, I have long Known these Gentlemen as merchants, and from their General Character as men and merchants, together with the Capital they would introduce into Texas I should think it would be good policy to E~-tend the time as asked for in his letter unless it be entirely contrary to your Colonization Laws and beyond your powers to grant-- . Such men as the Mess Sutherlands Settling in a new Country is well calculated to give character to the Country, and draw after them other Settlers of equal wealth and respectability, I am well aware of the difficulty of a merchants winding up his business in a Country like Alabama and have no doubt that Mr. Sutherland has given himself as short a time to effect the object as he can do it in. In order to more e:ffectually prove to you his determination to locate in Texas l\fr. S. will this foll build a House on the land designated, and next Spring put into Cultivation a part of the Land JAs 1V" BREEDLOVE [Rubric]
HENRY AUSTIN TO AUSTIN
Matamoros ~1ay 27th 1830
Co 1 S F AUSTIN
MY DEAR Sm. I have had the pleasure to see here Capt J Austin and avail myself of his return to a.prise you of my present ·situation and future views-
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