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AMERICAN ffiSTORTCAL ASSOCIATION
quired a handsome property in Havana has gone to Germany with the intention of visiting Switserland, Russia, etc., and give him such information as I have, and request him, to communicate the same to some Germans and swiss subjects, and see what effect it may have, I regret I did not receive your letter before he left this, he is an old, and very particular friend of mine, and I think will take pleasure in attending to my request, the greatest difficulty will be for my letter to reach him, he will be so much on the move, he thought he should return again to this country, prefering it as I believe to all others- The more I think about your place, the more I want to make you a visit, but I do not know how to manage it, particularly at present- I hope your health has improved [since] you last wrote- let me here from you when you can spare time to write- hcH AusTIN [Rubric] If G----enn only prevail on two or three Families to make the ex- periment, and they should be please[d] there will be no difficulty in having as many to follow as you may wish- Colo Stephen F. Austin Texas
ANASTACIO BUSTAMANTE TO AUSTIN
Mexico Julio 14. de 1830
Sr. Dn. ESTEVAN AusnN. Mr ESTDIADO AMIGO DE ln PARTICULAR APREcro. Por la grata de V. de 17. de Mayo 1.Utimo me he impuesto con satisfaccion de que hizo publicar en la Ga.zeta de esa Villa mi carta de 20. de Marzo para q. todos los habitantes de ella se impusiesen delos buenos sentimt 0 • de que estoy animado para con. ellos y en los q. aseguro a V. sere invariable. Tambien quedo instruido de las refl.eciones que V. se cirve hacerme acerca de los perjuicios q. en su opinion deben resentir muchos de los individuos pertenecientes a ese establecim to que aun no hnn llegado a el, por la observancia de la ley de 6 de Abril, de lo q. deduce V. quedara arruinado el credito nac 1 violandose la buena fe de las con- tratas que tiene celebradas. A esto ha contestado o; V. satisfacto- riamto mi compaiiero y amigo el Sor. General Teran en carta de 15. de Julio (Junio] ant 0 r de q. ha remitido copia, yen consecuencia solo me resta afiadirle q. para que los individuos de que V. habla no resulten perjudicados, bastara q. formando V. una lista nominal delos q. se hubieren desprendido de sus casa,s y terrenos para venir a la colonia de V., la presente al espresado Sor. General Teran pa.ra libre sus ordenes a efecto de q. nose les prohiva su introduccion, deviendo advertirle a V. q. habiendose reservado el Cong° general por el arto. 7°. dela
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