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the Loan up to 100.000 that will give us $10.000 Cash-and a portion of this might perhaps be appropriated to the muskets.- Now dont forget that in connection with this 'and other kindred topics of great interest to the cause, you must give us timely Notice, when you intend to leave Washing- ton-and you must lei us know a week or at least 4 or five days before Hand, so that one of us can go on and arrange all- This I consider important in many points of view, as in 6 or less Hours all can be done which would require days and sheets of paper and then per-- haps not be as well understood.-So, tell us or me, in answer to this and if you can, by return post, how your time goes, and when you fix your depar- ture in anticipation, and let us know, I will run on and see you, if possi- ble and if not one of us will go, and this will give us time to see what we can do in the way of extending the Loan and also with subscription Dona- tion lists etc. Pardon my scrawl for I have been interrupted momently since I set down at my desk- If tomorrows mail, or tomorrows steam boat confirms the rumors (in Bryan's Letter) that Sam has whippd· the Mexicans. It will of course have a good effect on our collections and Subscriptions- Excuse my lengthy communications for I have not had time to make them shorter- Very truly EL MISMO Dont let these papers or my letters lay about or be exposed- Continued As regards the insurance there may be no claim on any one- If th~ office Insured the property against all risk--. Including Capture by the Enemy then there is no claim- If not against capture, but only against sea Risk then the owners have no claim on the Insurance. -but lose the property, without recourse to any one Private I shall send you the Evening paper and C and Enquirer of this morning. also;- The former will no doubt Copy from the Orleans papers of 2d came to hand this morning- Nothing direct from Texas, but some in- teresting advice from Matamoros, which ought to appear in the Globe- Gorostiza 1 is, in Phil 0 • or will be today-He intends publishing in the Globe or Nat Intel. his full correspondence with this Govnt• also you will see the Presidents answer to the call of the House of Rep 8 • which has not reached us, -I call your attention to the enclosed paper in reference· to M-which you will please reply to, as ·soon as possible, and g;ve me a definite answer, as regards this transaction. Let it be a separate paper in reply to mine, to show to the parties.- I have this morn. 8 Letter from S. F. Austin at Phil•· dated 14, th and note its contents. I hope to hear from
'Envoy Extraordinary from Mexico to the United States.
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