THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1237 g,mtlemanly manner, · he owns in this neighbourhood a large and valuable :farm but from the numeriousness o:f his :family he in his old age visits your country with a view i:f he likes to become a citizen; permit me to introduce and recommend him to you as a useful and valuable citizen and any aid and assistance you can render him whilst in the Spanish provinces will confer an Obligation on M Wn,KINSON [Addressed :] Mr Stephen F. Austin Province Texas Mr Mathews
BASTROP TO AUSTIN
Saltillo 1 de Diciembre de 1825
Sr Dn ESTEVAN AUSTIN SN FELIPE. Mi siempre querido Amigo. He cumplido a la letra lo que me ordene V en su apreciable de 16 Julio concerniente al Sr. Roberto Lewis, el Sr. Govr ha decretado conforme al art 17 de la ley de colonisacion que in forme el Gefe de departamto quien le pasara a V para que lo haga V y despues dara el suyo en este negocio devia seguirse aquel tramite, pero el Sr. Govr esta conforme-y desea servir a aquel cavallero: deseaba yo haver podido serle util en asunto de mayor importancia: y V puede contar con un amigo que desea. servirlo y atento S M B. BASTROP [Rubric] GEORGE ORR TO AUSTIN Trinity Taskasito 1 st December 1825. DEAR Sm. The peculiarity o:f Interest I :feel on the subject induce me to solicit a :favor :from you, which :from the liberality of your disposi- tion I anticipate will be granted: I should be very glad to receive from your kindly office by the first safe conveyance a Translated copy of the Colonization Laws relating to conditions of Locations of Lands etc etc in this province Your complyance will place me under an obligation which will be most cheerfully reciprocated on the first occasion GEORGE ORR NB Any charge for the Copy of the Laws I will pay on demand. [Addressed]: To his Excellency Colonel Stephen F. Austin at St. Felipe de Austin Province of Tereas.
JoHN McARTHUR TO AusTIN
MY DEAR Sm, Fredericktown [Missouri], Dec. 6th 1825 My friend John Mathews, who will give you this letter, has been an inhabitant of this Country for 26 years; I have been acquainted with
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