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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
by the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company-the Company before referred to above and in my former letters-giving their articles of association, plan of operations, Translation of their grant, etc., which as yet I have not had time to peruse but doubt not the pamphlet will prove acceptable to you. One of the Trustees tells me they intend to add to it some legal opinions when they will send you a ·copy. I also enclose their first advertisement which has ap- peared in the public prints. Col. Langworthy sailed from here for Galveston Bay about the 11 th inst, in a small vessel full of Settlers whom I am informed were sent out by Col. Mexia and a private Company. I saw the Colonel on board and he told me as much. Col. L. is agent for a private Concern which he told me however would in no way interfere with is own business and object of his visit. He is very desirous to see you and doubt not will communi- cate freely with you and that you may be able to elicit from him much valuable information and which I hope you may turn to advantage. In my letter which accompanied your Coat, I gave a statement of the coat of making and Trimming and I • stated that Mr Perry had informed me he had left $20 with his friend in Phila- delphia to hand on to paye the supposed cost of making at that time, instead of which they have since sent and paid the whole bill say $41 "- I am happy to hear·of you thro' brother Archibald, who is in receipt of your letter of the 20 th December advising of the re- ceipt of his per Schooner Nelson. You make no mention of a letter and paper roll I gave in charge of Mr & Mrs [Wm.] T. Austin, pas- sengers by said vessel, which I hope came safe to hand. Brother Henry has indeed been truly unfortunate with the Steam Boat. I must acknowledge I had no confidence that your Colony was suffi- ciently advanced to give him profitable employment, and regreted much to hear that he had taken her off the rio Bravo, but in the absence of his letters must take it for granted that he found it the only alternative. I trust must soon hear from him and hope to have that pleasure from you yourself. J. P. AusTIN [Rubric] P. S. I also send a file of newspapers, but nothing late from Europe.
SETH lNGRA?tr TO AusTIN
Austin, Jan. 8, 1831
DEAR Sm, Your seeming unwillingness to converse on the subject I named to you this morning, prevented my saying to you all I had intended on the subject of my petition to Govt for an augmentation of land.
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