THE AUSTIN PAPERS 725 ida 6 vuelta con su familia y criados 6 dependiemtes antes al con- trario nusiliandola en caso necesario- Es <ludo en la Villa de San Felipe de Austin a los 22 dias de Deciembre de 1831 ESTEVAN F AusTIN
AUSTIN TO El.t:ILY M. PERRY
Deer. 23. 1831
DR SISTER, I remained nt Henrys during the bad weather-my face and jaws were quite painful owing to riding down in the damp air- I am not yet rid of the mercury- A more lovely or beautiful family than Henrys I have never seen in all my life- his eldest daughter goes with l\frs Holley- they are all very anxious to see you and sent their love- Mrs H. will remove here as soon as she can arrange her affairs- She is a very superior woman and the most agreeable company I have met with for many years I have not seen Mr Perry and suppose he has gone up, Tell him to call on Williams for the Cattle-there are two yoke of oxen amongst them also a mare- he will have to find hands to hunt them up •I have written to W-about it, and also left instructions before I started- No news of the Dart, or Elizabeth. The Spica is here and leaves tomorrow- Mrs Holley will be down to day to go in her to New orleans remember me to Lavinia- your brother s. F. AUSTIN
AusTIN TO .MA.BY AusTIN HoLLEY 1
December 25, 1831.
DEAR CousrN, I am glad of the excuse a:fforded by the inclosed to say farewell <>nee m01·e. ·I beg you to take especial care to go no where but to the post office. I think you can benefit yO'Ur adopted Ooivnt-ry by your corre~ spondence with your numerous acquaintance. Credit, you know, is all important to a young and new lwuse. The erroneous impres- sion that Texas is settled by bad men must be totally done away with. I need not remind you that what is said in New Orleans soon flies through the South. It would be a good plan to have the printed • Copy by Mrs. HoUcy, in file ot July 19, 1831.
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