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Al\:IERICAN HISTORICAL ·ASSOCIATION.
JOHN C. WALKER TO AUSTIN
Land Office Henderson County state of Tennessee March 15 th 1826.
DR. Sm-From an acquaintance I .have with your fathers family particularly J as. Anstin who iived with me in my fathers family, in the state Of Kentucky while he was at school I take·the liberty of addressing you a letter which I hope will be spedily answered there is about to be made up a company to emigrate to the province Of Texas I wish to make one of it but least I might not be satisfied with that Country, I wish you as I know you from Character to write me a letter concerning that Country as to the soil health waters etc and the particular terms upon which settlers go there upon, how much land a man of family would be entitled to, and also a sketch Of Your laws, and some of the most important clauses in your con- stitution, which might concern an american as well as your religious restrictions etc the distance from New Orleans, by water the di~- tance from the Chickasaw Bluffs by land as near as you can guess- accompanied with your adYise Of the importance of driving cattle hoggs etc. etc. whether your soil and climate is adapted to the cul- ture of cotton, and whether groceries can be conveniently, and low, whether your lands are heavily Timbered Or barrony, the Rivers you would •advise me On, etc. etc. etc If J a• Austin is with you Or in reach of you I should be verry glad, he could hear from me, and tell him to write to me etc • J NO. C ,v ALKER [Addressed:] To His Excellency Stephen F. Austin Governor of the province of Texas • Via of Nacatoches
AUSTIN TO POLI'rIC.AL CHIEF
[From Austin's Blotter, in file of Aug. 26, 1824.] Sohre la organizacion y alistamento de Ins Milicias . Por alguna dilatacion en su transito no llego a mi_s ma.nos hasta el ultimo de Enero P 0 p 0 • el oficio de VS.-fecha .15 de Setiembre del anterior afio en que me transcribe el oficio circular del Exmo Sor Gobernador clel Estado a los ayuntamientos en fecha 22 del mes de Agosto del mismo, relative n. Ja guerra con los Yndios y la organi- zacion de la Milicia Nacionnl mnndandome verificar el alistamiento y formncion de la Milicia-Nacional de esta Colo~ia _con~orme al u~timo re<YJamento de 8 de Abril de 1823-En cumphm1ento con la c1tadn orden de V.S. circule instrucciones para la organizacion de la Milicia de este Colonia en una Batallon y que verifi.case las eleccionas para
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