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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
1mpedido por orden del gob 00 federal me ban solicitado ser reciclido como pobladares en mis colonias yo de mi pn.rte no tengo embarazo ninguno en acceder a su solicitud con tal que merecen la aprobacion de la superioredad la situacion de estas familias es en sumo grado disgraciada. no tiencn recurso para salir del pais, les considero inocentes de toda intencion de entrnr en este territorio en violacion de la ley-entiendo que son familias industriosas y de buenos cos- tumbres -En esta intelegencia les recomiendo a la consideracion de V. E. y pido que se me permita encorporar los en mi colonia 6 de agosto 1831
[ESTEVAN F. AUSTIN.]
Teran
s. R. MILLER TO AUSTIN
Mill Creek, August 7, 1831.
See Calendar.
JAlIES W. BREEDLOVE TO AUSTIN
Mexican Consulate New Orleans Augt 11 1831
Co 1 STEPHEN F AusTIN DEAR Sm By an arrival yesterday I am favored with a communi- cation from Mr George Fisher dated 6 July, in which he says you are in want of a Copy of your officio to him of the 5 th of June. which he reinited to this consulate. I herewith hand you a Copy of Mr. Fishers entire Letter to me, in which yours to him is embodied In Mr. Fishers letter to me of the 6 July I am surprised to find the following sentence " Free people of Colour are coming in dayley into this Country, and you are much sen.sured on the subject" Now I would like to know why sensure should be attached to me for the commission of acts in which I can have no agency what ever, on the receit of your officio, I published in the dayly Gazett of this City that all free Negroes who bad been driven out of Louisiana by a law of the last Legislature were forbiden to enter the States of Cohahuila and Texas, and all masters of Vessels were informed that they would be compelled to bring away all such passengers they might have on board their Vessels. which was doing all I could law- fully do to put a stop to such Emigrants, for I defy any man of that discription to shew a passport from this consulate Since the date of my publications. If the authorities of Texas who have the power of preventing those people being landed on their shores, or entering by land, will not Exercise it, I am not to be blamed. I have no power here as a
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