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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
learned more of mankind, and of the human passions than I was ever will- ing to believe before- My frankness and open, candid, good faith has involved me in many difficulties--and my confidence in Others has en- tangled 1~e very much, but all this will be useful to me for the future-that is if I ever get out of this prison, which I hope to do soon- Two of my friends arrived today from Texas, with representations in my favor from the Ayuntamtos of Texas and Govt of the State of Coahuila and Texas, which I think will have a favourable effect. On the 6th of this month I wrote to my friends in Texas on the subject of representing, but as the above representations have arrived, it will not now be necessary for them to do so, and I must request the favor of you to write Lo my brother in law James F Perry care of M. A. Bryan San Felipe informing him that the representations sent by Mr. Grayson have been recd and that he need not procure any more, as I requested him to do in my letter to him date 6th of last month- I presume you will receive this letter before Capt. Offutt leaves Matamoros, and you can write by him- It will be best to send .this letter to Mr. Perry- I wish it also for another reason which is this-I have long since informe~ my friends in Texas, that I am satisfied with you, ~nd was your friend- By sending this letter they will have an additional evidence of the terms of friendship on which we stand, I will take this occasion to thank you, for the letters and statements you have written to this city in my favor- The only time to try friendship is when a man is in misfortune and persecuted by a host of powerful enemies as I am- You have interested yourself for me even at the risk of injuring yourself- I wish my family to know this--they . will not forget it- For these reasons I wish you to send this letter to my brother in law James F. Perry- I am in better spirits, and my prospects are much better than they were when Capt. Offutt left and I hope that a few months will release me from my long and dreary imprisonment. My motto has always been fidelity to Mexico- I have never deviated from it-but I have been greatly entangled by others, and by circumstan~es that I could not controul- I have suffered much, but a clear and quiet conscience has enabled me to bear it with fortitude, There is nothing new except what you will see in the public papers-that is nothing that I know of-all is peace and Federacion seems to be the Order of the day- Some however think that January and February will be stormy months-- Con• . gress have certainly a very difficult and delicate task before them- God
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