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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
on the other subjects mentioned, will be received thankfully, and read with intense interest- As attorney for my clients, and from the esteem I have for your character, A. C. AINSWORTH. P. S. \Vill you also inform me, what chance (if any) there is in your settlement for a young and persevering La11.oyer.? I am a nntive of Providence in Rhode-Island-settled in this town-as I nm so far from the "household hearth " and home's familiar voices, already, I would not object [to] a compliance with the solicitation of my friends to accompany them (supposing they go) if I can do
as well even, there, as I am doing now in this place. Excuse these repeated requests, and believe me,
A. C. .AINSWORTH
Hon. Austin- . [Addressed:] Honr. Austin St Felippe De Austin Brassora Texas Pr l\fr John A Barkley
TnmrAs G. \V'ESTERN TO AusTIN
Goliad Dec. 21- 1832
Col. S. F. AusTIN
Sn. Felipe Dr. Sm/My respects in reply to your esteemed favor of the 6t.h inst were addressed to you at Bejar on monday last by a private conveyance Nothing very material has occurred here-the Election for Munici- pal officers has resulted in l\fr. Aldrete, a worthy and energetic man, Alcalde-Jn. Anto Santos Regidor-and Nicholas Galan Procurador The Chief of department remained here a few days and proceeded to Guadalupe and thence to La Vaca where he is now said to be- our friends here think he is not as warm in the cause as vour letter led us to anticipate-- I endeavour to persuade them that he is, but that he does not wish to appear too prominent at this particul~r moment- that the affair may even appear to have originated m and emanated from the Ayuntamto of Bejar and not from him nor with his official coadjutorship- Mr. Alvan \V'etherby will probably hand you this- He is ~he Gentleman I mentioned to you when here-- He visits your City for the express purpose of obtaining la.nd in the litoral Leagues and becoming a colonist of yours--he is a person I much esteem-is 11 Merchant-will take cons1derable property into your quarter and in a word is an acquisition to your community- I hope and trust
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