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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
I am under the impression that it would be well for you to pub lish in the Texas Gazette under your Signature as Empresario a full explanation, send it to me and it shall go into the News papers of this Country- Unless the prohibitory Idea is explained it will prevent thousands from Emigrating this Winter and Spring that have intended doing so until they saw or heard of this publication • JAs W. BREEDLOVE [Rubric]
[Inclosure]
MEXICAN LEGATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
Having received information thnt several offers have been made to citizens .of the U. Stntcs to colonize the lands in the State of Coahuila nnd Texas, I consider it my duty to cnutlon them by publishing the 11th Art. of the law of the 6th of April of 1830, which ls as follows :- "ART. 11. In virtue of the authority which has been reserved by the General Congress to itself, by Art. 7th of the law of the 18th of August of 1824, all foreigners, whose country is bounding on said Stnte and Territory of the Federation, shall be prohibited from settling within the said State or Terri• tory, in consequence of which all the contracts that haYe not taken effect, and are opposd to this la,v, shall be suspended." Wherefore, I declare, in the name of the Me:dcan Government, that what- ever contract shall haYe been made in violation of the said law, will be null r.nd void, it being understood thn.t colonization In the State of Coahuila und Texas, and the territory of New Mexico, by citizens of the United States, has been prohibited. JOSE M. TOKNEL.
JA~rES W. BREEDLOVE TO AUSTIN
New Orleans, December 4, 1830.
See Calendar.
AUSTIN TO AYUNTAMIENTO
husTRE AYONTAMIENTo, • Ha.viendo completada la introducion y establecimt 0 de las tres cientos fa.milias que el Gobn°. Supm 0 Mexicano me autorizo introducir y establecer por decretos fechas 18 de Feb 0 y 11 y 14 de Avril del nrio 1823 espedidos bajo la ley general de colonizacion de 4 de Enero 1823, c:omo consta la adjunta lista nominal de las dhas familias con especi- ficacion de la cantidad de terreno co:ricedido a cada colono y la fecha de la concesion, cuyo lista cita sacada del registro de la dha prim.era colonia a que me refiero-y habiendo me concedido el Govn°. Supremo clel Estndo de Coahuila y Texas, autoridad para establecer otras colo· nos hta el numero de nueve cientos familias Sohre el terreno valdio
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