THE AUSTIN PAPERS 983 that he be firmly sustained in the discharge of his duties, and that any excitement which may have existed heretofore may be totally forgotten, and buried in oblivion. By following this recommendation you will benefit the interest of t.h~ farmers and 'regular M e1·chants and materially oblige your rr1encl . S F A . USTIN. A true Copy of the original, in my possession, which I certify. GEO. F1sru:n.
[From Willlnms Pnpcrs, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Tex.)
Matamoros May 31. 1833 Dr Sm, I have unexpectedly met with a passage to Vera Cruz and sail tomorrow-the trip by land would have been severe on me at this hot season and I am rather weak from a dysentery-tho it is getting better. · I refer you to my letter to·the A.yto. as to news etc.-all goes well here now, but a darker squall than seemed to be gathering when I arrived, I have not seen lately. The prospects are all changed and they now are bright. Fisher is reappointed and goes on soon with only a few troops. I expect he will go by land through San Felipe, and I particularly recommend that the past be forgotten-he is an officer of the Govt. and he will now get on very well and be usefull to Texas-of this I have no doubt. I hope you will have the office hi~siness attended to and the sur- veys regulated and all other matters-also the title for the tract that Brown Surveyed at the foot of the mountains east side of Colorado-both the ones on the other side can be taken by Valle or not just as you please. '\'\Trite me to ~1exico, care of Wm. S. Parrott so that he can take out the letters and keep them untill I arrive. remember me to :Mrs. Williams s. F. AUSTIN :Mr S. M. Williams San Felipe de Austin Mr. Brown
AusTI:'.'i TO SAMUEL M. WILLIAMS [From Wlll1nm.s Papers, Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Tex.]
The draft on Hebenstreit from Reynolds was neither accepted nor protested. Hebenstreit was absent and I left the draft with Mr Toler, with directions to collect it, or if it was protested to send it to you. I wish all thino-s to har~onise with Fisher when he arrives-he will now be usefull to Texas, and all the pnst ought to be forgotten, be particular as to this point,
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