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thing like discipline, in the absence of all Law, I do think my d Sir, that You ~id err'd materially in the appointment of Your Staff. You placed • Men in Office that would stop, at nothing short of Your ruin etc etc The proceedings of the whole Convention proves to my mind the old . adage that give Men power and they will help themselves-they have made appointments which will down the Whartons in our Section, say the appt. of L. C. Manson as 1st. Judge in our district-agst. which there will be a strong and very public remonstrance, as will many Others, known to Yrself- [The rest of the letter is taken up with the writer's anxiety about titles to his land.] ]AS. p CALDWELL [Addressed:] Genl S. F. Austin San Felipe De Austin
SMITH TO AUSTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON
[San Felipe, December 9, 1835. See Calendar.]
WYATT HANKS TO AUSTIN
[San Felipe, December 9, 1835. See Calendar.]
AUSTIN TO MEXICAN LIBERALS
[San Felipe, December 11, 1835. See Calendar.]
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO' AUSTIN
[San Felipe, December 11, 1835. See Calendar.]
AUSTIN 1'0 PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
[San Felipe, December 11, 1835. See Calendar.~
M.A. BRYAN TO JAMES F. PERRY
San Felipe [December] 12 th 1835
DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER Uncle is on the eve of starting but still I thought I would write a line or two to you. I have had a very bad cold ever since I left Camp but am now getting over it: I remain with Mr Borden to copy all of uncles titles etc, help Mr Borden regulate Uncles papers and get all of them together to send you I feel alarmed for Uncles going to the North this winter because I fear he can not stand Cold weather but he says he will go if it Kills him so we will
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