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AMERICAN RISTOIUCAL ASSOCIATION
operation. We beg leave to commend to your friendly notice as well the infant settlements we have sent out, as all others who may hereafter arrive at Galveston and that rnay need your aid, counte-- nance, and advice. Hoping to hear from you soo11 we remain ANTHY DEY [Rubric] GEo. CmtTIS [Rubric]
JOHN P. AUSTIN TO A US'l'IN
New York J unuary 5 1831
My DEAR CouSIN I have addressed you frequently of late, at Austin, giving such information as I thought to your interest or would prove acceptable. Also advised of Mr Treat, who left here about the 18 th of last month via New Orleans, being the bearer of a friendly letter to you from the Trustees of the Company, formed by the Grant of Zavala, Vechlin and Burnett, giving n view of their plan of operations, the Success of which I should think could but further the interest of your Colony, and that a material understanding and friendly in- tercesion would prove equally advantageous to both parties. I am now informed by my friend, who is no Stranger to the plans of the Company that they write you at Saltillo, where I presume your duties as a member of the State Legislature has called you ere this, Via Vera Cruz by the Packet to Sail today, with a wish that a letter from me might accompany theirs, and steps would be taken to secure their safe delivery. ·wbich opportunity I am happy to embrace. The Company now see the importance of communicating with you as speedily as practicable, for the purpose of arousing your interest and with it your influence or at least your friendly dis- position toward them. The Trustees and board o-f directors, as before stated, I can assure you are composed of some of our most respectable and monied men, therefore no want of funds to secure their object, and with an interest extending throughout the States, will in time usurp a powerful influence. Col. Mexia also writes you at this ti.me and will soon leave himself for Saltillo via New Orleans, Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico, to see you in behalf of the Company, who have engaged another special agent also soon to leave for Saltillo to open a negotiation between you and said Company. From the above you can readily infer the light in which you and your Colony are held by the Company, who appear anxious if no more can be done to secure your neutrality looking upon that alone of no little importance to them, if not necessary to their ultimate success. One Vessel has been already despatched with
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