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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
I hope you will continue to write arid give me an account of the political complection of the interior. • Be pleased to direct your letter to me at Teneha to be left at Mr Philip Sublet's Big Road. Ayish District. Be _so good as to present my respects t_o Mr. Williams. J. HARRISON Colonel S. F. Austin
AUSTIN TO 1YI USQUIZ l
Goliad November •30 th 1832
MosT Es11.EEMED FRIEND. I left Austin on a visit to your C'ity, arrived here yesterday ~nd continue on my way tomorrow. The Ayuntamiento of Austin held .no meeting owing to the sickness of its members, since the Alcalde received the communication .about the convention and committees: for this reason they have not answered it, I believe that their answer may be delayed somewhat:. In the mean time, I see no difficulty in placing the affairs. on a footing, that would secure union and harmony throughout Texas. It seems that there is at Bexar a uni- form .agreement.on the substance of the representation, only some disagreement on the manner of representing. . If it is so, it will be easy to settle the difficulty : let Bexar take .the lead in the matter. . In short, the main object of my visit is, to see if there is any means to avoid a dissentment with Bexar, and th~ balance ·of Texas. This journey is rather troublesome.to·me, owing as "1ell to the bad con- dition of the roa<ls, as to the danger of Indians, and the loss of time from my private business, but -we wish to see harmony prevaif in Texas, as it exists already.in substance. : The •forms are of little importance, and ought not to breed discord, though I believe it will not be difficult to satisfy .all parties, and to obtain a unity of action. I sh(!.11 be with you; a ·few hours after these lines ·reach you. · S. F .. Austin. : Ramon ·Musquiz.
AsA HoXEY TO RonERT :M. )VILLTAMSON .
_Montgomery Deer. 2d..1832
RoBERT :J\1. '\:V u.LI.AMSON, Esqi;-. . Dr. Sra Your esteemed favour of Nov 1 st has come to hand, It gives .me great_pleasure to find that you are. so .faithfull· to your promise ,of detailing the various .a.ff airs·of ou,r adopted country- Such is the·difficulty in winding up a, ten years unsettled business that it will be impossible . for me to leave the United States .before • • . , ••• , • . ' ·1 • •, ~ranslattons from Bexar ·archiv~a: ln. N_ncogdocbes nrchi_ve·e; ·T~~s. ·stnte Library.
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