THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1227 Yndios, Ios q. causan los Extrangeros q. bienen :i reconocer los terrenos, Establecimiento de Escuelas para la Ensefianza de la Jubentud, y Ereccion de Templos fundado en las reflexiones q. Acienta, cuyas en mi concepto son bien arregladas, e tenido por conbeniente pazar en truslado el citado oficio el Exmo. Sor. Gob 0 r del Estado pa q. se sirva resolber lo q. le paresca conbeniente sobre las diferentes solicitudes de q. trata, y tan luego q. reci,va su resolucion, la comunicare a V. oportunamte Dios y libertad. Bexar y oct. 17. de 1825 JosE AN'1' 0 SAUCEDO [Rubric] Sor. Tente Cor 1 D. Estevan Austin DR. Sm (friend and fellow Traveler)- I this evening meet with a stranger who tells me he is gowing to your Country and will be shure to see you, wherefore I imbrace the opportunity of writing to you, after so long a silence on my part as. well as on your own, but with how much pleasure would I have re- ceived, and answered a Letter from you. I have been ever since I returned to the United States surveying for the Gove1nment, and have just now finished a learge Dist of surveying in Crittenclens perchase (o:r;- Guawpaw Country) and will shortly be on my way to St. Louis with my returns. I live at Helena County of Phillips A. T. (where I have a wife and Two fine Boys) And on my return I would be over rejoiced to receive a letter from you. Do write an inform me of the particular situation of your Colony-the produc- tion of the soil (from your observation) the prospects of improve- ment-Condition of the government etc. etc-You lmow what I wish to learn independent of my statements. N. RIGHTOR TO AUSTIN Near Little Rock Arkansas Territory Oct. 20th. 1825. I still have a strong desire to emegrate to the Country, and upon your statements (if you will conclesend to write) it depends. I am doing very well here, but notwithstanding I would rather be there. N. RIGHTOR [Addressed:] Stephen F Austin Esqr-Province of Texas Gov- ernment of Mexico Politeness of a Stranger
J A:r.IES CUMMINS TO AUSTIN
DEAR SIR Enclosed I · send you the articals of agreement between John Roe and John Tumlinson Roe says that he has papers from the governor of this State to [hold] his land for his servises on any
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