The Austin Papers, Vol. 2

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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

espedi la correspondiente orden al efecto, queriendo de mi parte obedecer todas las ordenes y llevar a efecto las dispociciones de la Superioridad en cuanto fueron a mis alcances. Aunque pueda haber. unas pocas introducciones de tabaco clandestino lo que se cortara en cuanto se ha posible, creo que sera muy conducente no poner la Aduana por ahora. por las muy justas razones que ha indicado. El Sor Fisher ha suspendido SUS operaciones de conformidnd con In superior orden La opinion publica ha vnriado notablemte, aqui desde la salida de la Gazeta del 19 del po po. y habra varincion gral. en el Norte en pocos meses con respecto a los asuntos de :Mexico. Parece nada masque el error se habia npoderado de la opinion en todas partes- yo deseo con seguir pruebas detalladas de la conducta de Poinsett les pondria en Ingles y delante el publico. [ESTEVAN F. AUSTIN.]

JA?t[ES KERR TO AUSTIN

Alto Morales, August 5, 1830.

See Calendar.

N. Hm:cmsoN TO J. F. PERRY

~ooneville, August 7, 1830.

See Calendar.

8. RHOADS FISHER TO AUSTIN Northumberland [PennsylYania] August 14th 1830

Colonel S. F. AUSTIN MY DEAR Srn, I received yesterday your favour of 4th July last and regret I cannot also aclmowledge receipt of one of 13 June refered to in it- I feel very anxious to be among you, believing my Interest seriously requires it, and am making every arrangement to start from Philada: by sea in the course of next month, say the latter part of it, so that with reasonable luck I shall put into Mata- gorda by tlie last October- Major Ingram has promised to have a place of Shelter for my family, and I trust he will not disappoint me but really from what you say, added to some circumstances which took place whilst I was among you I must acknowledge I feel uneasy at his conduct- What I now say is in confidence, unless requisite you should consider it not so-The.whole Stock of goods which Ingram had in Texas were mine excepting t.o the cost of about $400.

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