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The address to the Mexican people sh.d be !!ent into the interior by every possible means-send a number to McKinney for me and Mexia and send them lo Goliad Bexar and Nacogdoches and every where- s. F . . A. I think the situation of Texas, may in a great degree, depend on adher- ing to the declaration of 7 Novr. and on enlisting the federal party in our favor- I repeal this idea so often, because I am satisfied much depends on it. I have marked this letter confidential, because I do not wish that part of it that speaks of the interior published in print, but if my opinion will do any good as to adhering to the declaration of 7 Nov.r you can make any use of those opinions you think proper S. F. A. read and referred to select committee of 5.
HENRY AUSTIN TO AUSTIN
Brazoria 15. Decr/35
GRAL s F AUSTIN SIR- I trouble you with a letter to Mr.NA Ware of Philad 0
• on the subject of
a loan of money- Mr Andrew Hodges, one of the Presidents of a Bank in Orleans is Mr Wares agent in N Orleans- By a previous letter to Mr Ware to the Care of Mr W A Hodges I have made my proposition to Mr Ware at length to which I refer- Should Mr Ware not be in N O Perhaps Mr Hodge would embrace the proposition, after explanations by you of the value of the properly and the security of the instruments proposed to be given I beg leave to say tp.at I shall be satisfied with any arrangement you may make to effect the object I have in View which is to raise money enough to pay the expenses of my family and Protect me from the necessity of sacri- ficing my best property during the present Difficultys- Should Mr Ware not be in N Orleans, and no one disposed to embrace the proposition, you will do me a kindness to take the letter with you and if you pass through philad•· See Mr. Ware- In Case you should go to New York and no one should embrace the pro- posal in New Orleans. I will be much obliged by your seeing my friend (a Broker in Wall Street) George Shipman, Mr Jonathan Goodhue, Geo Gris- wold, and James Treat, Mexican Consul, and State to them my situation, That is that I have a large and Valuable estate which I must loose without the aid of Money to sustain my expenses during the revolutionary Struggle-
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