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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
JAMES F. CALDWELL TO GAIL BORDEN, JR. [Brazoria, June 10, 1835. See Calendar.]
J. GORDON TO BAKER AND BORDENS [Brazoria, June 12, 1835. See Calendar.]
HENRY McDOWELL To GAIL BoRDEN, JR. [New Orleans, June 14, 1835. See Calendar.]
J. G. MCNEEL TO JAMES F. PERRY
Wednesday Evening, [about June 22, 1835]
DR. PERRY,
I have but just arrived from San Felipe an_d would have come over but am exceedingly fatigued. Our country is again assailed by aspirants and speculators, Lhey are allempling lo deceive the people by preaching to them of the dangers that await us at San Felipe it was got up for the purpose of sustaining the Mammouth Speculation. But thank God it has not had the effect it was expected. the people I hope will not suffer them• selves lo be Lhus imposed upon. They are now attempting to raise men to go and release the Governor as he is necessary to them and bring him to Texas They talk of nothing but declaring Ourselves Independent of Granting letters of Marque and reprisal and all such nonsense We must attend to them they must and will be put down. Nothing has been heard of Col. Austin lately that they may do him much Injury I am sorely afraid But on the present Occasion nothing can come in competition with their Interest- and self aggrandizement. those at the head of the list at San Fellipe is Sam 1• M Williams Frank Johnson Bak~r at Columbia. Doct. Archer, John A Wharton and to my great astonishment, Wm, H Jack J. G. McNEEL [Addressed:] Mr. J. F. Perry-
HENRY AUSTIN TO JAMES F. PERRY
Columbia 24 June 1835
MR J F PERRY An attempt has been made here to day to involve us in an immediate Revolution, by sending troops forthwith in obedience to a call by the chief ~f Police to fight the federal force a report and resolution-were produced Cut and dried in Caucus last night, Compromiting us at once- I moved as an amendment- That the further consideration of the subject matter before the meeting should be postponed until the great body of the people of this Municipality could be convened to express their sentiments as to
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