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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
by the Inst mail. I wrote you on the 19 of last month a long letter, nlso to Luke [Lesassier] and Rhoads Fisher and Hunter, which I hope you have recd. My principal object here is to try and prevent harm-if I succeed in that I shall do a great deal-this you can say to the Ayto. to whom I intended to have written by this mail, but will write a long letter by next [mail].· [I have] sent some papers to Dn Ramon [with thel request to send them to you, they [v]omit fire against the present administra- tion. The death of Guerrero appears to have given new· vigor, and ·a vindictive rage to the fallen party. Bustamt• can truly say: as Calvits negro did tl1e night his drunken master shot him "/ have taken my head in my hand." But, how many storms have passed away with a simple val,game Dios. Thank God Texas is beyond the reach of these internal hurricanes and I hope they never will reach there, tho this depends mainly on the people of that country. Keep harmony a;ruJ Union among yourselves-and all is safe. Private-I wrote by last mail that your petition was granted- since then I have rec 4 the testimonio and will send it and all the others by Fernando Rodrigues who starts in a few days for Bexar. The power of attorney is effected in union with myself-the lower line is ten leagues from the Westr-the upper on the heads of the Brazos and Colorado: I wish the [B]oss [Teran1), to take a part in this-if he will, all is safe. I am operating on a pritty large scale, for a taciturn and noisless man, but I have no other object in view that [than] the gen 1 prosperity of us al,l and particularly of this nation and government. Keep all this to yourself: The fate of Texas, in some respects depends on the month of May nextr-untill then look back and take council from the past a[nd keep] all quietr- you can shew [parts of?] the letter to Luke if you think prop[er but] to no one else and he must not mention or breathe it to anyone. Remember me affectionately to Sarah and Eliza and my little nephew and write me how Stephen is, you say nothing of him-I presume he is still at W estalls. Send the enclosed by first opportunity. S. F. AusTIN [Rubric] Tell Mancha [that] her son is well and [Addressed:] Sam M. 'vVilliams
AMos Eow.utos TO A usTIN Galveston Bay on Board Schooner Angelia March 7 th 1831
DEAR Sm
I take this foyourable opportunity of writing Hy Col. Lang- worthy a Gentleman of high respectability from New York who
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