THE AUSTIN PAPERS 561 En esa tiene V de secretario del Ayuntamt 0 a un tal •Fisher a quien hice algunos favores en megico y se ha tornado la libertad de pagarmelos con agravios. Este hombre cree desde luego qe un Sec- retario de ayuntamto vale a.Igo en el mundo. Regresare en seis meses y tendre el gusto de ver a V y nuestras tierras- Recomiendo a V al Sr Treat hermano de nuestro consul en esta, qe entregara a V la adjunta. Soy de V spre LonExzo DE ZAVALA [Rubi·ic] [Addressed:] D Esteban Austin S Ant 0 de Bejar
JOHN P. AUSTIN TO AUSTIN
New York December 18. 1830
MY DEAR COUSIN, I wrote you yesterday by Mr. Treat, who was to leave this morning Via New Orleans, and now add a few lines by Mr Sayre a respect- able Merchant of this City, to whom have taken the liberty of giving a letter of introdttction who is also to leave this morning Should the weather perm.it, to join his Schooner Nelson.at New Orleans, which Vessel sailed from here about Six weeks Since for Brazos, and in- tended as a regular trader between there and the above port. !\fr. Sayre tells me he takes with him property to the amount of ten thousand.dollars, and that he is at a loss whether to take an interest of 10 to 20,000 Acres of the Trustees of the Grants of Zavala, Vehlein and Burnet or wait until his arrival out and has an opportunity of· seeing you, and very desirous to know if you would dispose of any ofyour lands and if so on what terms. Which information I regret not being able to give him. I however rather advised his seeing you before purchasing. There is so much interest excited of late ·in favour of the lands of Texns, with the View.of Speculation that it is possible I might further your interest, .were I aware of yom··plans or dispositions as regards your Colony, and should you think proper to give me that information or authority to act, you may rest assured it will give me pleasure to forward your Views as far as may be in my power. Or were I only to be made acquainted with·your ideas on the Subject it would enable me to give Satisfactory answers to the many who call on me for information as regards your Colony. Mr. Treat is the bearer of a friendly letter from the Trustees ap- pointed by the propi·ietors of the Grants of Zavala, Vehlein and Burnet, (as named in my letter ·by him) which was wrote at ~he Suggestion of a particular friend of mine who hns great influence
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