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gain all the information that can be got relative to Mr Maxwell, the same you would wish to have done for a Brother or Dear Friend, admitling you had one similarly situated. And I trust it will be in my power to recom· pence you for your trouble. I was sick and commissioned Dr Maxwell to write you in my name. There was a mistake in it saying Mr Ms last Letter was dated at Sanantonia he had not arrived there I will write you all I know of him, as.it may be of use to you in the enquire about him. Mr. Maxwell last letter to me was "dated July 17 th 1833 Gonzallas State of Texas in Mexico, within 75 of San Antonia. He stated he was waiteing a few days for company, as it was not considered safe to travel alone, and boarded 1 mile out of the village at a Mr Floyd- Perhaps you could learn of him if Mr Maxwell ever left there and the company he was in and if he left any papers or any thing at any place except with Mr Somevill as it is of great importance to me in settling up his business to have all his papers as I have lost considerable property since his absence by not haveing all the necessary papers, and am still likely to lose more, as you know there are enough to take advantage of a woman ['s] ignorance in business. If it is to be that I am to hear he is dead, it would be a meloncholy satisfac- tion to know how he was taken care of, and how he enjoyed his mind in that last trieing sceine, but I will still hope he has not had that trial yet, and that he may yet be restored to his family. But if on the contrary there may be some papers found or property that may do soome good and serve to find out his fate. Mr Maxwell thought of staying with a Mr Hood in San Antonia untill he had a letter from Saltillo relative to some land he talk of purchasing on the Colorado river and did not know but he should have to go there. In your letter it seams he was seen at Saltillo and in your letter to my brother at Menclover. Could you learn by those that se him his reserdence, there and if he ever left there. I have more hopes of heareing what has become of him, if I am doomed never to se him since I received your letters. Mr M left home on the 17 of Feb 1833 and between that time and the 7 of July I received 27 letters from him, in his last he wrote he should be at home in December and then remove his family to Texas. He said he must se Col Austin before his return and that might detain him longer. About that time I saw by the papers Col Austin was in prison at Saltillo and since been in prison at Mexico. I think if you will call on that Gentleman if he is in San Felepe he will be likely to know if he was taken prison, as at the time Mr Ivl was to return home your Country was in arms, I presume a great many were taken prisoners on suspision that was innocent. Do you think it possable that might be his case? I could not bear the thought that my Husband was in a foreign prison and I do nothing to redeem or release him. I know that he is innocent of any crime and he is not a milatary or political char- icter so the Mexicans can have nothing to fear or hope for from him.
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