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THE AUSTIN PAPERS,
AUSTIN TO MOSES MORRISON' ET AL.
To M:osEs MonmsoN WM KINCHELOE AND AY C. Buclil,~R You are hereby appointed judges of the election for Alcalde for the district of Mina to be held at the house of Capt Amos Rawls, on Saturday the 14th instant agreeably to Notice issued by me, you will keep duplicate Poll Books of said election to be signed by each one of you, one of said Poll Books you will deliver to the new Alcalde elected which will serve as his authority to act. The other Poll Book you will send to me- You will also administer the oath to the new Alcalde to support the Mexican Constitution and tha~ of the State of Coahuila and Texas and faithfully to discharge the duties of Alcalde of the district of Mina for the year 1826 and there- after until another is elected and qualified- A certificate that you •had administered said oath must be put at the foot of each poll Book and signed by the judges you will also deliver this official order to the new Alcalde to be filed in his office as a public document. Sn felipe de Austin 4 th Jany 1826 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Political Chjef of this Colony
AusTIN To ALCALDE OF SAN FELIPE
[January 4, 18261] The Alcalde of the district of San Felipe is hereby directed to deliver over to the Alcalde of the district of Victoria which formerly was a part of said district of San Felipe all papers documents or certified transcripts of papers which properly belong to said district of Victoria and take a receipt for the same
JOHN p. COLES TO A US TIN
7Ui January 1826 DEAR Sm: I rec 4 yours on the subject of whitesides-children feelings of Humanity was the only thing which Induced me first to be- come their Guardian and those feeling still Exist but why should I Involve myself in a life time difficulty for those whom from ac- quaintance nor no other causes ha.ve any claims on me as for the children I pitty them their uncle is not nor never will be capable of dooing anything for them. But this is not my business he is their Relation and I am not. therefore I nm willing that you should ap-
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