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that you will be home against the tim~ we get there adieu may God bless and preserve you JAMES F. PERRY I will send you the Quarterly Review by l\fr. Hunter I expect he will be there nearly as soon as t.he Nelson as he will be in readiness as soon as I get home. _ I liave failed in procuring the necessary description of the uniform Coat the Taylor could not describe it so that it could be made by the description, as I have procured the cloth in Phila. I will send it on my return to our mutial friends Austin and Taylor who have prepared to attend.to having it made here and forward to New Orleans by the first opportunity and will probably be there against Mr. W. M. Hunter arrives at New Orleans J. F. P.
RAMON MusQurz TO AusTIN
B~xnr, October 28, 1830.
See Calendar.
FROST THORN TO AUSTIN
Nacogs 29 Oct 1830
DEAR Sm Coln Piedras it appears has of-late received orders, not to suffer any persons to pass here, unless they have actually made a Contract, either with yourself or Dewitt; or have a passport, from the Mexican Consul-in case 0£ a previous Contract being made he requires Doc- uments to that effect- He has a strong disposition, to strictly adhere to his order The bearer brot with him such voucher as the Colonization Law required-and presented himself to the Alcalde but it appears the Ayuntamiento have not the pqwer of judging of the qualifications requisite, as the Coln took them from the Alcaldies office, and acted on them himself- you will readily see the embarresments, it will place THOSE Innocent persons under, that Emigrate to the Country in good faith; and rarely with much surplus Means- • It must have the effect to retard'Emigration and ·as a good wisher of the Country, I have always used my feeble exertions·to encourage its settlement You are I presume acquainted with the late regulations on the subject of Terans reserves etc-or • I would say more- If you have any friends Emigrating o~ the Road, that will pass thr6 this place, would it not be well to give Coln Piedras a List of the Names, which wo-µld supersede the·necessity of there riding to Sn Phillepe, and perhaps much difficulty,
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