THE AUSTIN PAPERS 431 unt,il the season Changes I shall then take a tour through the country and go to the Brazos I am desirous of seeing Mr. Fisher and getting some information necessary for commencing the coast- ing trade in the spring or sooner If -practicable your letters directed to this place will be received without delay should I not be here. THOMAS F. McKINNEY [Rubric] NB You mentioned somthing when I saw you last of the Chief of Department having said to you somthing of the subject of receiv- ing the appointment of Xefe de Partido of this part of the Country I hope the plan has not been abandoned I am sure you could render invaluable services to this country You have some enimies from envious principles but the large majority would be gratified with nn arrangement of that kind As soon as I arrived from the Brazos I wrote a single letter to each of the districts recommending to them to petition to you to come on with the Commissioner and to sub- scribe to you for doing so subscriptions could not be circulated before news arrived of the Comisioner leaving St Philepe though considerably above a thousand Dollars were -subscribed and three times the amt would have been subscribed but on hearing he hnd left St Philipe the matter was droped respt McKINNEY [Rubric]
J OSEPII Mn.LER TO A US'l'L"'i
San Felipe, June 24, 1830.
See Calendar.
J. M. IBARRA To ·Aus1.·1N
June 26, 1830.
See Calendar.
EDITOllIAL BY AUSTIN [Texas Gazette, June 26, 1830: Attempting. to allay uneasiness caused by the law of April ·6, 1830, and at the sn.me time emphasizing, for its effect on the .government, the services of the colonists to the nation. Omitted.]
AUSTIN TO PIEDRAS San Felipe de Austin 28. do June 1830
Sor Dn JOSE DE LAS PIEDRAS Tengo a la vista la muy apreciable de V. fecha 21 del presente y doy 6. V. las mas espresivas gracias por la franqueza y amistad con
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