THE A US'.l''IN PAPERS 595 knowledged the receipt of mine from Bexar and Rio Grande, I mention the others that you may !mow if any miscarry. I am happy to hear of the safe arrival of Mr. Dwyer and family 1wd others from Alabama which you inform me of in your last letter, lhe plan of sending the certificates by Grayson was a very good one, [ wish you to write to him, that I say he has a league of land in Texas, and that he must hurry back to improve it, and bring a wife und one hund·red good families for neighbors-you see by Tonys I.Anthony Butler] letter that there are some b-na.kes in the grass l'Ound San Felipe. I have a notion who they are, perhaps I am mis- taken-you know that I have been very cautious in shewing his letters-others have done it and critisized them and it is all charged upon me. Remember me to Sarah ancl Eliza and all friends s. F. AUSTIN. You say nothing about the progress of the store house I enclose Johnson letter to you lest it should miscarry. You must make him pay his portion o-f the postage. [Addressed:] Al Ciucln° 0 Samuel M. Williams Administrador de correos en Austin
MaoERo TO BRADBURN
Atascosito, February 6, 1831.
See Calendar.
MADERO TO AUSTIN
Ataseosito, en la habitacion <lel Sor. Orr, Febrero 8/831. Sor. Dn. EsTEBA~ F. AUSTIN. MUY EsTIMADO A!noo y Son. Las copias que dirijo al Sor. Wil- liams para que remita a V. con esta le instruiran de las contesta- ciones que he tenido con el Coronel Bradburn, y su Ayudante que mando a esta habitacion para que se opusiera 6. la continuacion de mi Comision. 1 Se dice deYe benir de un momento a otro el en per- sona: con treinta hombres 6. suspenderme de ella, y aunque yo podria oponerle mayor fuersa, no lo hare por que quiero sobre todo la tran- quilidad publica, y porque estoy satisfecho que aunque aqui triunfe el Sor. Bradburn, en el Govierno perderu.. Lo cierto es que este Sor. Militar no quiere conocer que su a.utoridad esta circunscrita. a sus soldados. He sabido que sobre la banda. oriental' de San Jacinto hay pos- secionados varios habitantes por V. y como entiendo que estan fuera.
1 The copies, whlcb are here omlttl!d, were: Bradlmru to Madt'ro, Jun. 25, :?0, 1831, FelJ. t. 3 ; and Madero to Bradburn, Jan. ::?S, F<'IJ. t. G.
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