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THE AUSTIN PAPE.RS
HENRY AusuN ·ro AusTIN
Matamoros June 3d 1830
Col. S F AUSTIN MY DEAR Sm In a letter which I wrote you by Captn John Austin I expressed a wish that you might be induced to accept Gen 1 Terans invitation to meet him here rather than at La bahia or St .Antonio- Since writing circumstances have transpired which cause me to suspect the Gen 18 Views to be somewhat treacherous When he came here one of his aids told Col Bradburn who was then with me that one of the Gen 18 objects in visiting Texas was to remove you from the Colony, your influence with the colonists being dangerous to the security of the province- ! paid but little attention to the obserYation at the time sup- posing it to be impossible for the Gent to meditate so rash a measure- Today there is great excitement amongst the Americans, on acct of a declaration last night by the Gent to a Mexican in presence of an American whom he supposed not to understand Spanish, that he viewed the foreigners in this part of the country as the Most dangerous enemies of it particularly the North Americans whose sole object was to wrest from the Mexicans their property and so much of their territory as they could get- The Amedcan could not refrain from asking him if it were possible that such were his real sentiments to which he replied they were- You know the duplicity of the Mexican character-their general want of faith in all transactions and the necessity of being guarded against their villany- It is possible the observation of the Gen•• Aid to Col B was with good information of the subject. It may therefore be wise to keep yourself under cover of ·your own rifles, which Gent Teran has not nerve nor power to encounter you must take good care not to let it transpire that I communicate with you on this subject as it would probably consign me to the Ca.Iabose I shall be off as soon as I possibly can but have too much property outstanding to do it immediately H AUSTIN [Rubric]
JAMES AusTIN IN-AccouNT WITH Dn. WELLS James Austin To Francis F Wells Dr
June 1st Visit to ~Ir Bells prescription etc____________________________ $2. 00 2nd Visit to l\fr Bells prescription Emetic and stnying nll dny_____ 5. 00 3rd Attention through day and night at my house________________ 5. 00 4th Attention through day and night____________________________ 5. 00
$17.00
1830 Recd. payment
Fn.ANCI8 F WELLS
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