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'THE AUSTIN PAPEBS
AusTIN TO MARY AusTIN HoLLEY 1
San Felipe de Austin, Jan: 30, 1832 As you will be entertained by hearing all you can of out- Texas 1 will give a short note to my friend Jose M Carbajal who has promised to deliver it in person. He is a native Mexican, was born at Bexar where his Mother and family live. In 1823 he went to Lexington, K, with Mr Littlebury Hawkins, and was educated by Mr. Campbel of Bethany, Virginia, near ,vheeling. He is a sprightly, intelligent youth, and his principles are very sound and honorable.· His own countrymen call him a Norte Americano. _The people of Bexar are pretty unanimously my friends, and the friends of nil the Colonists of Texas. Carbajal is rather enthusiastic, the fault of youth, but you can get some information from h_im that mny amuse you. .There is nothing new since you left of much importance except a repo1·t that Gen. Teran is to be on in Ma.rch with 3000 men to fit out a campaign against the Comanche Indians. So says rumour, but I place little confidence in it, for that number of troops could not be collected so soon. . I leave for Saltillo in fifteen days.' My health is so so. ESTEVAN. s. RHOADS FISHER TO AUSTIN Matagorda Feby 1, 1832 Col: S. F. AusTIN MY DEAR Sm I wrote you a few lines by Mr: Jaques, mentioning my arrival: We are still entirely in an unsettled state; and I therefore cannot do myself the pleasure to see you. I wrote you from the U. States respecting-my land business which I am satisfied your goodness will have promptly attended to. I have n_ow to ask you agreeably to your promise, to send me a power to vote upon your two shares of the Matagorda Town tract. Let me ask you if you have received your quota of the notes arising from the .sale of the lots thereof, as I understand there has been a division, tho' I have received nothing. I . should very much like to know when you start for Saltillo, tho' I hope you may deem it most advisable to remain this season in your own colony. • S. Ruo,ms FrsIIER. Should Mr. Lesassier not have sent me the money that I wrote for, I wish you my Dear Sir to urge him on the subject, as it is absolutely essential I should have it.
S. R. F.
1 Copy by Mr1. Holle,-, In file of July 19, 1831. 88370-28---48
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