THE AUSTIN PAPERS
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fathers. • she is very pretty and interesting, A very great favorite with the Gentlemen, Our little daughter Maria Louise grows finely and to us daily more in- teresting and not now so afraid of Strangers as when you was here. Mrs. Kip and Myself and Child the only ones at home-Miss Grosvenor fis in] the Country-If present all would I know [certain]ly unite in their kindest remembrances I have been thus particular for I can assure you we all take a lively interest in your welfare, and I beg you will omit no oppor• tunity when your time will permit to let us hear from you- On the 15th Next-July-I paid William Dall your Due bill for five hundred Dollars, with Interest from May 2/35 to July 10/36 at the rate of 6 %, making thirty five-Dollars 66/100 Int. Together S535 66/100. Say Five hundred and Thirty five Dollars, Sixty six Cents. Which Amount I have placed to your debitors a/current. ]NO. P. AUSTIN [Addressed:] To Genl. Stephen F. Austin Texas Fav'r Col. Lewis.
JAMES TREAT TO AUSTIN
New York July 30 th 1836.-
GENL. S. F. AUSTIN Texas:·
Saturday 12 oclk
MY DEAR SIR: I hand you enclosed the only letter I have for you, and avail of Col. Lewis, who departs direct for Texas, to send you the same.- I have not had the pleasure to receive a single line from you since we parted at Wash- ington. Tho' I have seen your letter to Swartwout.-I have noticed your ~rrival at Velasco, and expected a letter from you by the Shenandoah.- I also find that Messrs Archer and Wharton, embarked, on board the Inde- pendence to return home.- The latter drew on me for the S2 1 000 of the Loan and obtained the Cash for it, in N. Orleans.- We have no news from Texas except what is furnished us by the public Prints- Gen Mason was at Cincinnatti. 20th Inst. on his way to Detroit, and will probably be here, some time next month, and return to Texas in the Fall- so at least I understand- • The parties here, are daily expecting the answer to the proposed Loan, from your Govrnt.- If they do not accept the proposition for the re• maining S90,000 as stipulated; It is thought here that the Govmt. will be willing to place the 10,000S paid on the same footing as the New Orleans Loan- It was subscribed to by the friends of Texas exclusively- I wrote you in relation to it before and also about the Bread Subscription or donation, all which, no doubt you have ere this.- I trust your arrival home, will have been in time to render, valuable service to the Cause and
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