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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The memorial to divide the municipality will be passed to the house tomorrow-there seems to be no objection to it- you can read this letter to whoever you think_ proper- remember me to Sarah, s. F. AUSTIN Shew this to John Austin-
AUSTIN TO SA:UUEL M. WII,LI.Al\lS .
[ll'rom WllUams Papers, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Tex.]·
Saltillo 12 April_ 1832
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I wrote you on the 9th, since ·then Col. Butler arrived here and proceeds to San Felipe to settle his private business with 'Whitesides and others. I have nothing particular to add to my letter of the 9th. Peace and harmony in Texas, and especially in the Colony is all important, and I hope no event will transpire to interrupt the individual or public tranquility of the inhabitants. Nothing more is known of the State of things in mexico than what I communicated in my last- you will see by the Registro, that Texas is reported to be in a revolutionary situation. I have contradicted this false report in a letter to Mr. Alaman, and everything will end well and prosper- ously if prudence and moderation are used by the colonists, but they must be prudent and quiet. I wish you :would make out the items of my account with Butler and calculate the interest, one of my notes to him is paid-take that ·up and arrange what has been paid on the others as you and him may think right. , . [John T.] Mason I presume will go to the Colony and in that event I shall return home in May, for he is authorised to settle t~e Hawkins business-my anxiety to have that matter finally closed will probably take me home instead of going to Mexico. I£ any money can be had to make a payment to Butler, or if you can make any contract with him to finish the improvements on his house I wish you would do so-at least so far as to take up the note that was due in J an 7 last. I am anxious to have that dept [sic] paid, so as to avoid the accumulation of interest. The consult.a relative to the families who came in between .April and June is favorably dispatched and will go by next mail to Arcin- iega_so that you can now push all the business and bring it to a speedy close. Remember my reserve on the Colorado above the road, and above Tannihill I dq not wish that interfered with by any means. The
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