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might be disposed to embark on Fortune's schooner, you will be goocl enough to write, and give me a geographical history of the country, Direct your letter to Hardenburgh, Breckenridge Cty, Ky. Respectfully, your fellow student, LEONIDAS w. BAKER. [Addressed:] Mr. James Austin, Austin's Settlement Texas
J. E. B. AUSTIN TO El\IILY M. PERUY
San .Felipe de Austin Feby 28 th 1826
My DEAR SISTER I improve an opportunity which offers itself by a gentleman of sending this into th~ United States, and I hope you will receive it in due time. • A short time since I returned to this place; from which I have been absent two or three months on a place down on this river where I am opening a farm and building a Ootton Gin. I shall re- main here no longer than the absence of Stephen compels me he is absent on a topographical tour to Galveston to exicute a comission given him by the Government. I expect him in one or two days- On my return to this place I found letters from you which gave me much pleasure and satisfaction. I hope you will not attribute my long silence to any thing but the remote distance and insolated state that I have been in for the last two or three months-Nothing would distress me more my Dr Emily than for me to imagine that you should entertain the smallest doubt_that I •had abated my affection for you in the least or that I did not take and feel the deepoot interest for your happiness, "What has this world to endear me to it but my. Sister and her lovely family? altho debared the inexpressible pleasure and satisfaction of enjoying her society (and the sweet prattle of her little ones) I sincerely hope and flatter myself that the period is not far distant when we shall nll be reunited, (if not under the same roof) so near that we can form a social circle and "far from the scenes of strife pass the innocent jest, and chaunt the merry glee "-then we can remind each other· of "Auld Lang Syne" and congratulate ourselves that not withstanding the many visissitudes and difficulties we have encountered (and the great and heartfelt satisfaction afforded to the Enemies of our house by its downfall) we have proved to the world that regardless of them all-lVe have accomplished an enterprize that will perpetuate our name ,rnd place it with honor on the page of history Io will then be our turn to triumph-shall we do so? I can see a sentiment of just Re~entment pervades you_r _Breas~but I also see n g~nerous rinciple a something so noble r1smg still above that-checkmg the ~rst impulse of anger-and appealing to reason to treat the past
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