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epaulets ought to be made in a particular manner. and unless you could meet with some one in Ph 11 who could give instructions about them, it would be difficult to get them of the right kind-· Tho I must have a Sword, Sash, and belt, yellow ~{ounted. I also want a military surtout with a standing collar, handsomely tho plainly trimmed with black silk cord and pantaloons trimmed in the same manner- All of navy blue clothe. also a scarlet wescott with gold round cord on the edges, a pair of boots and yellow spurs- As I am the highest militia officer of Texas it is expected that I should provide myself with these things and a handsome set of holsters. Also a yellow bitted bridle-I cannot use an american sadclle, but should like a spanish saddle well rigged- that I cnn get here- I want Vattel's law of nations in spanish, a portable writing desk, and a large plain secretary and book case to keep my private papers in- such a thing cannot be got here except at great cost. If Tanner makes a good pro.fit out of the Map I sent him be ought to give me one of his best bound and last American Atlass, it is the best now extant and would be very useful to teach the children geography- I have sent the Texas gazette containing the law of 6 april to the Editor of the Nat. Gazette where you can see it I wish you to subscribe for that paper and for the qua1·te1·ly 1·eview for me, and have them sent in packages to an agent in new orleans to be sent out by private conveyance by water, otherwise I shall not get the half of them, and if such an arrangement cannot be made it will be useless to take them. • Our colony matters are getting on very well, there is the utmost harmony among the settlers and between them and the Government. All the difficulties which appeared to be brewing when you were here about stopping emigration from the U. S. have passed away and I have been officially informed that I can go on and introduce the whole number of families I have contracted for and finish all my contracts- My standing with the Govt. has always been good and it is better now than ever, for they lmow more of me owing to the investigations which the stir in april created, by which it has appeared that I am the only empresario that has done any thing who has performed his duty and followed the law in good faith. The advertisements in the U. S. papers by DA. Smith and others to sell millions of acres in Texas has done great harm for all that kind of speculation is fraudulent and it threw a shade of suspicion and cen- sure at first, over al,l the empresarios. My letter to Leaming that was published in the Nat. Gazette has made some of those specuiating gentlemen my bitter and deadly enemies-and they are now secretly
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