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with the affairs of the Genl Government until the next presidential Election, he will doubtless obtain the voice of the people for President General Pedraza. the President Elect before Guerrero, is ~ow here in Exile, he seems to be a man of good sense, modest and unassum- ing living a very retired life. on his return from Europe to Vera Cruz he met an order from the Supreme Government ordering him from the Coast of Mexico. he came here about a month.·since JAS Vv BREEDLOVE ·. [Rubric] [Addressed:] Col. Stephen F Austin San Felipe de Austin Texas Sehr Reaper
ALEXANDER THOMSON TO AUSTIN
Tenoxtitlnn-Novr 13 th 1830
.RESPECTED srn, . I am unacqu,-inted with you personally, yet situated as I am, I think it necessary, to address you, and apprise you·of a considerable <lifficulity, that now exist in the settlement of your colony, and the others also; namely, the order from General Teran, to the Col 0 at Nacogdoches to suffer no person to pass, unless, they have a passport, 1 was not apprised of that order, and came here, I think on the 28 ultmo-, the Alcalde inform'd me when the families came into town I must collect them all together, and present them, I done so, then the Coll, sent for me, and inform'd me that he hnd the saturdo.y before recd- the above mentioned order and could not consistent with his order, let me pass, but as we were ignorant of the late Law, and as we had compleatly complyed with the Colonization Law, having our certificates Legally arra[n]ged, by the proper authorities, he would venture to give five of us a permit to you, who he said was authorised to give us passports; but the families must remain until our return, we had tra.veled better than 8 weeks, had spent a great deal of money, and was much fatigued, we could not feel willing to remain in that part of the country on expences so Long, we therefore came round, which caus'd us to loose 2½ days travel, we are now at the barracks, at Mr Williams that is the families, We arrived there Last night, Today I came up to the new garrison to see the com- mander here he says that he has rec 4 the same order, and advises us to remain where we are, until he receives further orders in answer to his letter that he had writen after :M:ajr Robertson had inform'd him that I was on the road, which answer· he expected would arrive .in four do.ys, mean-while he gave us permission to explore the coun- try, which we intend to do immediately- Col, Thorn has sent you a letter by me on the subject, Yv e, him and myself think it advisab~e for you to have an agent appointed in Nacogdoches, .he says he IS
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