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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
C. B. STEWART 'fO AUSTIN.
Oct 15. 1835
DEAR SIR The bearer Erasmus S_mith is well known to you-I have conversed with him and learn that the cavalry of San Antonio are disaffected to the . cause with which they are serving. He thinks he can render Service to us in a certain way-Do consider if some thing cannot be done by assurances to the disaffected through this channel. C. B. STEWART COL S F AUSTIN Comd-in [Chief] at camp N B He is well known to me perhaps you may not recall him imme- diately-having travelled with him and received service and assistance at his hands perfectly disinterested I believe that he can be trusted to any extent his abilities and infirmity 1 may warrant
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R. R. ROYALL TO AUSTIN
San Felipe 16 th October 1835
GENL AUSTIN. DEAR SIR
The Prisioners arrived This evening Mr Jack says he cannot take them he thinks you didnot reflect on his unprepared situation to accommodate them and his time being entirely taken up with the Buisiness of the Land office. as such I must prepare them a Room. one being Liberated to go home on Parole as you request. Governor Zavala will direct the Treat- ment of the others I am told that this Very colonel had Zavala a prisioner once and Tantalized him how far this may Influence his feelings towards them I dont know but he will no doubt be willing to make them comfort- able--The troops from Nacogdoches etc are expected to pass Washington soon you can have it as I have it from the representations given by Genl. Houston and others so far as they know I hope the force will be respect- able I must say something to you and to absent members of the Convention of Vital Importance to Texas-The members here are like Volunteers in Camp (Very Restless) and much is said about going home one by one each Plead their necesities some from the frontier are aFraid of Indians on the Brazos others to the Eastward are not fully into the spirit of our times and are yet wanting some explanition I am proud to find only a few think that way but from what I learn their constituents are far behind in correct
lHe was deaf.
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