932
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Recd. Draft on Messrs McKinstry and Austin for the above Amt Four •hundred and seven°ty four and 34/100 Dollnrs- Mar. 22. 1833 WM. W. Hurm:a JOHN G. ROWLAND TO JAMES F. PERRY-BILL OF LADING New Orleans, :March 22, 1833. See Calendar.
T. J. ,vINsroN To AusnN
Peach Creek, March 24, 1833.
See Calendar.
,v. s. PARROTT TO AUSTIN
J\1exico, :March 25, 1833.
See Calendar.
JOSE ANTONIO MEXIA TO AUSTIN
:Mexico 27th. J\farch 1833.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Esqre. MY DEAR FRIEND. I take the pen in my hand to direct a few lines to Texas: which part of the Republic I so much cherish and in which fate I am so much interested. As I told you in my previous letter, I am in the Senat of the Union for which station I was named by two States though the valid election has been that of Mexico by reason of vicinity. You and the other friends in Texas may have no doubt that Jose Antonio Mexw will employ all the influence that he may have, in favor of those Colonies as well as to take away and destroy all the hinderances which were opposed to their improvement and prosperity by the mean and low of Bustamente's administration. So soon as the ordinary sesions of the Congress may begin I in- tend to try how a law of colonization may be issued as liberal ns possible to promote by these means the increase of the population in Texas and its future happiness. Perhaps some memoranda that you should send me, would be useful to get myself perfectly instructed of such measures as might be adopted for the attainment of our desir- able object. You know, better than any other p_~rsol) whatever, what
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