THE AUSTIN PAPERS 925 procure a better location of land than can now be made, appealed to me to assist him in getting him a donation, and in clearing it out of the office. I therefore entered his name on a league next to Grnysons on the Caronkoway, which he now visits San Felipe to obtain a title to. I promised also to furnish him with the means of payment which I had with me when I was in San Felipe last, for that purpose; but am at this time without. You will please have the goodness to let this form no obstruction to the issuing of the title, as I have assured Mr. G-- it should not, and I will forward the money in two or three weeks, or make payment when I shall be in San Felipe in the course of the month. I will send you the Spanish Copy of the remonstrance next week, as correctly printed as we have the means of doing, for I am afraid it will not do to. wait longer for corrections-without losing much of the effect its circulation will have. Let me hear from you as to the present aspect of our political a na.ngements. D. w. ANTHONY.
,v1LL1Al'lr H. Sx.EnnETT To AusT1x
Chillicothe February 4th. 1833
Col STEPHEN F. AusTIN
DEAR Sm You will be pleased to pardon me £or troubling you, but I have just received an nnonimous letter dated "Mouth of the Brazos 22d. December 1832" which purports to have been written by some person who feels interested in my wellfnre but they either designedly or neglectfully sent the letter without signing it- In which they inform me thnt Capt. J. B. Bailey is dead and in conse- quence thereof my business left in his hands is in a bad condition- Deeming it advisable at all times to apply to ·the fountain head, I have taken the liberty of addressing this to you, and hope you will not think it too much trouble to reply immediately- I wish to ascertain if Bailey is dead, and if so, would you be pleased to enquire and inform me the situation in which he left my business-also would you be pleased to advise in whose hands I had better place it, or whetµer I had better come down myself the latter I lmow from experience would be the better course, but at present it would be attended with great inconvenience and sacrafice to me, and I would rather suffer loss there, than here at present, unless the sacrifice would be too great the~·e, I had hoped to have been down in the spring of 1828 but was prevented by suits-since when by a succes- sion of ill chances I have not been able to get off- since my return from Texas I have lost a brother-in-law-Sister-in-law and Mother-in-
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