THE AUSTIN PAPERS
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Ed. Gritten who I presume is I recd. his letters froin Quero also to Garay if he is there
Remember me particularly to my friend in Mon•· [Monclova] his family are well. [Queretaro] and San Luis and thank him as I presume he is
I am happier than I have been for 14, years; for during all that period my mind has been laboring and worrying for the benefit of others and for the common good. My thoughts are now confined, or I should say are beginning to confine themselves to a narrower space-myself, my family, my own individual affairs it is a novelty, a new life to me, for heretofore I have thought more of other matters than of my own-but I shall soon get accustomed to it and be much happier- I want some money to travel next year this at present is all my cuidado
HENRY AUSTIN TO GAIL BORDEN, JR. [Columbia, May 8, 1835. See Calendar.]
HENRY AUSTIN TO GAIL BORDEN, JR.
Columbia, 8 th May 1835
MR GAILE BORDEN LAND OFFICE
This will be handed to you by Mr. David S Richardson a respectable and industrious man of family [for whom Austin wants land.] ... I go below to day with my horses ·for Mrs. Holley and on return shall visit St Filipe as soon as practicable I have arranged for a loan of 3000$ which will enable me to close my acct of fees with the office by paying any balance which may appear on settlement with Col A or Williams H. AUSTIN [Rubric]
HENRY AUSTIN TO GAIL BORDEN, JR. ' [Bolivar, May 9, 1835. See Calendar.]
G. B. JAMESON TO GAIL BORDEN, JR. [Orozimbo, Texas, May 11, 1835. See Calendar.]
WILLIAM W. LEw1s TO D. CoMFERT [Clinton, Miss., May 12, 1835., See Calendar.]
ISRAEL McGREADY TO J. F. PERRY
[Potosi, Mo., May 11, 1835. Suit of George Craig vs. Perry. Won by Perry. Other suits and attorney's fees. Judgment against Lewis Morrison.
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