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AMERICAN IDSTORICAL ASSOCIATION
"I understand from Matamoros that Geo: Fisher has gone to Mexico to slander Tejas. That man does not merit the confidence of the Government nor of any one. On his first arrival here he said more to create a bad impression on my mind against Alaman, Fagoagn, Tagle, nnd others, whom he called H1coceae11, than I ever heard from nny other source. He has been a Guerrero man, a Zavala man, and an acordadn man etc a Jnlapa, etc n Bustamante and other sorts of man ; as the case required. I fear he is a bad man. At Mata• moros he told me that General Teran was to blame for all the difficulties about the Custom House, thnt he only obeyed orders. To others he said diferenU,. Such a man can do nothing but harm in this or any other country where he 1s listened to." Aunque ftrm6 el mismo Keene esta post data In tnch6 todn su ftrmn despues.- Quedo de V. como smpe su afro. amigo y sego. Servr. Q. B. S. M.-M. M. Zlres.
NOTE BY THE SUDSCBIBls"B
On my arrival in Tejus I never mentioned the name of .A.Inman Fagoaga and Tagle, to Col: Austin as bad men or to create bad impressions, and the last one I do not even know and much less could I say any thing against him. I always was and will be n Guerrero man, or of that party, because they are the Democrats of this country.- I never was a Jnlnpu nor Bustamante man, other• wise Gral Teran would not have applied the 4th. Art 0 of the plan of Jnlapa against me, suspending me from my office barely because my appointment was made by Guerrero.- At Matamoros I never told other wise and ne,er will, but that I acted under the orders of Grnl Terlin, and the difficulties nrrls- ing from the Custom house affairs were through Col : Bradburn, Col Austin and others who interpreted the law in a different mode, and wanted the people to believe thnt I had discressionary powers granted to me, and that I was abusing of them and only acted by caprice, malice or revenge.- Let these charges against me be substantiated before the competent tribunals and then it will be seen how I acted and in virtue of what orders.-altho I could have done great deal of harm, had I been mnllclons enough or rev£:ngefull yet I never have done any nor will do it to the people of Te::i:ns.- A muns character may be slandered he may be persecuted and ruined, and sncriflced yet time will reveal the truth and the instigators and promoters, what will ultimately ga.ill by such proceedings? Monclova, 16th. April 1833. J OBOE FISBD. [Rubric] JOHN BROWN TO AUSTIN yo John Brown vecino de la villa de Austin digo que he recibido la cantidad de ciento y un pesos en dinero del ciudadano Estevan F. Austin para el alquilo de me cnrro de cuatro ruedas y tres yuntas de bueyes que fueron empleados para llevar flete del 12°•Batalion 1 en su marcha desde el rio de los Brazos hasta la villita de Guadalupe Victoria. Doy esta. al Sor Austin coma constancia que el me pago la dicba cantidad de su propio bolsillo en el servicio de la nacion. Villa de Austin 17 de Abril 1833. JonN BnowN
~ Thia wu P1edru'1 command, dri'fen from Nnco~dochea 1n August, 1882.
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