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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
Copy of Donation of Bread for Texas by New Yorkers $1601.:~8
AUSTIN ET AL. TO SUBSCRIBERS
Ten Thousand Dollars ...... Washington D. C. May 24,, 1836 The undersigned Commissioners of the Provisional Government of Texas, duly authorised to make a Loan for, and in behalf of said Government, hereby acknowledge that we have received from the subscribers to a Loan, the contract and conditions of which bearing date 23d of April instant and to which Reference is made, The sum of Ten Thousand Dollars in cash credits, and acceptances, as will more fully appear in a detailed statement and Receipt bearing from date herewith-
W&t H WHARTON S. F. AUSTIN B.T.ARCHER
WILLIAM H. JACK TO AUSTIN
[Velasco, May 27, 1836. See CalP-ndar. The letter is in Garrison, Dip. Cor. Texas, I, 91.]
WHARTON TO AUSTIN
Washington 28 th May 1836
DEAR SIR, Mr Sumner a friend of mine from Nashville has just arrived and shocked me with the intelligence, that it is understood at Nashville that Genl Hous- ton is opposed to the annexation of Texas to the United States. If this be so it is truly and deeply to be deplored. Like all triumphant conquerors he will be omnipotent for a time at least. I plainly see before me the tur• moil and confusion and injustice and the demagogueism which must ensue in Texas after the war is over before we can establish an orderly and har• monious independent government. Nothing can transcend the horrors of this state of things but the cold blooded Massacres of the last few Months. Knowing therefore that I have some influence with Houston I shall be in misery until I see him before his opinions on this subject are generally known or firmly fixed. I have therefore written on to Childress and Hamil- ton to come immediately here that I may start for Texas. This I shall do as soon as they arrive. I am compelled to go to New York to get the re• mainder of the 10 pr cent. I will not however delay there more than one day and will then start for Texas via Nashville where I will not stop more than another day. I feel it more important than all other things in thr world
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