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obtaine'd for us I was mortifyed not because the grants ware different from what I understood but at your silance on that subject to me. Whnt the object of your silance was I am nt a loss to con- e;eiYe. When with you on the bay I thought you was verry reserved towards me but did not expect you would have been reserved in anything that related to the sole object of my journey to that ('Ountry. Why not tell me the nature of the grants and how you intended to locate them. This I certainly think you ought to have don. from my understanding of your letter the intention of the Grant to Emily is for her eldest children which was perfectly right in you to do so when you had it in your power. And it would haYe been much more satisfactory to me if you had desclosed your views to me there. With regard to these children I have no reflec- tions to make on myself I have always don for them and by them as well as I would have or could have don if they had been my own. Through the hole course of my life I have ever acted candidly towards both relatives and friends and hope ever so to do and would wish them to act s9 towards me. this I believe is the best course to gain and retain the confidance of each other. The suit in N Jersey is expected to be determined in October next· S. Perry is in a verry delicate health I think it doubtful whether he is long for this world. A great many of our friends here think we are going a wild goos chase when we start for Texas. Is James Austin alive yet I am afraid not. I have not seen Ham- mond I clont know whether he is going to Texas or not. "\Voodson was here last week to talk .of moving Henry Bates I hear has give out the notice I have nothing more to ad. alls well. adue- JAMES F. PERRY Potosi Mo July 19 1830 [Addressed] : Co 1 Stephen F Austin San Filipe de Austin Texas To the Care of Hugh McGuffen Esq post Master Sabine Post office Louissianna
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New York July 21•t-1830
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In the year 1829 towards the latter end I wrote a Pamphlet on the subject of Te[l)as, shewing the propriety and the necessity of annexing that Province to the United States, a copy of which I forwarded to you by Captain Thompson late of the Mexican Navy, which I hope came safely to hand- Never having had the oppor- tunity of travelling in that country, I wrote from data collected
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