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THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
AUSTIN TO MILITARY COMMANDANT AT LA BAHIA
[From Austin's Blotter, in file of August 26, 1824.] Contestacion sobre Bestias Robadas Tengo a la vista el oficio de V fecha 28 de Enero po. po. incluyen- dome la lista descriptiva delas bestias robadas dela Bahia lo que he mandado al Alcalde del Colorado y el de los Brazos arriba con orderi de tomar posesion de todas que•encuentra de las marcas delineadas- de mi parte hare todo empefio ·para recoger las clichas bestia.s 6 parte de ellas: debo observar que es algo dificil agarar Cahallos robados que se conducen del interior a los Esta.dos del Norte por ser tan esparcidos los pobladores y por los muchos pasos ·que tienen .Ios Rios en los montes despoblados ·onde·· se puede •cruzar fuera de los -caminos ordinarios. • Dy L; •. S F de A 14 de Marzo de 1826 • EFA- Sor Comandante de La:Bahia.·
ARMISTEAD :M:ooRE TO AUSTIN, et al.
Round lick March· 15 1826
Ivfessrs. AusTIN WrLLIAl\rB •AND INGRAM Gentlemen owing to high waters I have been prevented from wiit- ing to you as-Early as I Contemplated, Cumberland river has not been so high for 35 years past, we have not had a mail on that ac:. count since I got home. when I arrived here I was sorrey to find my son \Villiam had made other arrangements than whot I expected, his Boats ware ready to sail to N. Orleans Loaded with Frieght which compell.d him to make his returns to the people here this Spring. if I can sell my possesions in this Country this summer I will be with you Next Spring if not as soon as I possibley can without make- ing two grate sacrifices I am sorrey to Disapoint you in the Articles I promised to send you as also my son will be Di_sapointed in geting his Mill Irone if I get off Next Spring I will take a pleasure in ac- comodating you with the Articles you sent for. I hope you will write to me when ever your convenience will admit I should be Truely glad to hear from you often, what New laws are Enacted what the Commissioner has done how. the Countrey progre5$es in settling etc • • ARMISTEAD l\IooRE please to Direct your letters to me at Roundlick Smith County, Tennis.see
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