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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
folio, que esta en pliegos sueltos y se titula el abogado M ejicano ofreciendo al conductor alguna gratificacion, que yo pagare nqui inmecliatnmente. Sirvase V. decirme algunn. cosa con reln.cion {i la concesion de tierrns q hizo el Gob 0 al Sr. Campos, y q le tengo a V. remitida; para decir al interesa.do lo q hay, en el concepto de que yo me intereso mucho en servirlo, y deseo hacerlo. Mo.ntengase V. con toda salud, y disponga dela buena voluntad de su amigo Q. B. S. M. • J. ANTONIO PADILLA [Rubric]
AUSTIN TO THOMAS BARNETT
Department of Bexar
J uriscliction of Austin To the Citizen Thomas Barnett constitutional Alcalde of the juris- diction of Austin. The petition of Stephen F Austin a Citizen of the Jurisdiction aforesaid, With respect represents that James E. n. Austin late of the Jurisdiction aforesaid died some time since leaving his sur- viving widow and.an infant male Child now aged about nineteen months. That at the time of the death of the said James, he held in his name an undivided fourth part in a league of land granted by the Mexican Government to Elias R. Wightman, lying at the mouth of the Colorado River and being the same part of which has been laid off by Elias R. vVightman, and persons interested into squares nnd lots with a view of fixing upon this same as a town site, Your petitioner further represents that the fourth part of the said League which is in the name of the said James E. B. Austin is really the property of your petitioner which he will make appear as soon as circumstances will permit and that the other three fourths are owned in unequal portions by H. H. League, Ira Ingram and the said Elias R. Wightman. The said League of land lying immediately at the mouth of the Colorado River and partly on the Bay of Matagorda, is thought to be an eligible situation upon which to fix a town site_. That the persons now interested in the said league of land wish to associate themselves together for the purpose of laying off a town on said league by which it will be rendered more valuable and more immediately productive. That in order to effect this and enable him to act, he should be vested with power and authority to act and bind himself in his _rep- resentative capacity (so long as he acts in that capacity) as adnlims- tr.ator of tp~ s.~id J aro,es -;E. J3. A.usti;n d,ece.~.Red to qo _ij,nd perfol'JIJ
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