THE AUS1'IN PAPERS 471 Allow me to tlia.nk you for the passports; and here I will mention a thing which may be all important to me-I may probably come out in a vessel drawing full twelve feet, having understood there was nlwn.ys at least that water at Paso Cavallo, and sometimes more, and that with this dft. one may readily go up to "Dog Island " even with- out a pilot: should my information be incorrect you will greatly oblige me by employing :Mr. Tone or some one equally qualified to keep a look out from the 20 October-and board any vessel which may be standing for the Pass: s RHOADS FISHER-
A. HOLDRIDGE TO AUSTIN
Col. STEPHEN F AUSTIN Sm permit me to introduce you to S H. Barlow of St. Albans Vermont the present Post Master of a County Town- •he is.a Gentleman of first rank in society-believing you will be happy to recieve and Treat him as such-as he intends visiting your Colony. Any information or assistance given him will not only confer a favor on n. friend but on your humble Servant if he should conclude to locate himself in Texas it would be the means of hundreds emigrating from this Country to yours- I expect to be on this fall and am in hopes to bring with me 50 or more families. I have been able to start considerable of a fever. if you will send me your history of that Country with the constitution and all other information in your pos- session that will be important to a people that ]mows nothing about that country, you will very much obliege your humble servant • ~H~~~~D St Albans V erm~nt Augt. 23r 1830
ANASTACIO BuSTAMANTl!' TO AUSTIN
Mexico 24. de Agosto de 1830.
Sor. Dn. ESTEVAN AusTIN. MI ESTIMADO AMwo. Por la apreciable de V. de 20. de J unio 1iltimo quedo impt 0 dela esplicacion que hace sobre las circumstancias que le obligaron a escribirme su anterior de 18. de Mayo: en conse- cuencia me es muy satisfactorio que se hayan desvanecido los temores que por de pronto pudo causarles la ley de 6. de Abril ultimo y que V. se ha.ya convencido de mis intenciones con respecto a ese pais. Estas seran siempre las mismas, por que mi objeto esclusivo es la felicidad y el consultar a ella por cuantos medios esten a mi alcance. Loque importa por ahora·es trnbajar para q. por ningun motivo se llegue n. alterar la paz en esa colonia sino que continue con la
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