THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1269 with silent contempt-Our old l!;nemies will in a few .years more dwindle into insignificance and would lick the dust from our shoes to gain a favor-It will then be n satisfaction a "heavenly satis- faction["] for me to assist them-That is the revenge which wfil be sweet to me- I was truly shocked to hear of the murder committed on the person of Wm }.1 Perry I receivd the letter of Sn.ml Perry to my brother informing him of the circumstance and containing an advertisement. you may assure him that every exertion in our power will be made ·to apprehend the Villian that he may receive the punishment he so justly merits. . \'Ve have nothing new the Colony wears a more flourishing aspect at this time than it ever has before. there is a prospect of an over- flowing Emigration this spring and next fall of some of the most respectable men in the United States. :Mr. Andrews has arrived safe I have not seen him yet-his fnmily is well and much pleased with the Country. I wish you to inform Mr Perry that by a Mr Benjamin Milam (Brother of Milam at the Mines) who lately arrived from the city of Mexico-I learned that Dr Baldwin has accumulated a handsomf fortune in that Country; he has purchased a coffee plantation on th( River Guazicunlco on the Pncific Ocean where he now [is 1] and has gained the confidence and esteem of all who know him. Alse Cousin Henry Austin lives in the city of Jalapa (between Mexico and Vera Cruz) engaged in the commission business- Remember me to all my friends and acquaintances-write me often my Dr Sister-you must know that anything from the pen of my sister to me is interesting, kiss all the little ones for me, tell Joel and Austin their uncles are much pleased with their improvement in writing we shall soon Expect to secure a specimen of their writing in the form of a letter. Remember me particularly to Mr. Perry This letter must be my excuse for not writing to him. JA• E B AusTIN [Addressed:] Mrs Emily M. Perry Potosi. Missouri P. S. I am not married yet nor is tlie1·e any likelihood a;t present.
HADEN EDWARDS TO AUSTIN
Colon 1 AusTIN Having heard of your expedition to the Isleland, I .made every exertion in my power to join you there but failed in procurmg a conveyance untill I heard of your return. I then went to the bay b3r land a very unpleasant trip owing to the weather and rottenness Qf the perarys [:prairies], there agaiQ. heard you. was to leave M.r
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