CORRESPONDENCE 1825-1827
PROCLAlllATION CREATING DISTRICT OF BRAVO
Stephen F. Austin Judge Commissioned for the Colony of the Brazos and Colorado in the Province of Texas-Charged by the Superior Authorities with the Municipal Government of this Colony provisionally and [until] it is otherwise regulated, and it appearing to be the wish of the settlers in that part of the Colony heretofore called the District of the Brazos-that the name of said district should be changed to that of Bravo after the distinguished hero and Republican Patriot, Gen' Nicolas Bravo the vice President of these United States, Therefor I have thought proper to order and by these presents do order that the said District heretofore called Brazos shall in future be called the District of Bravo, and shall keep the said name of Bravo until the superior Govt. direct other- wise- Given etc Jany 1-1825 Stephen F Austin Judge Commissioned for the Colony on the Brazos and Colorado rivers in the Province of Texas- - I certify that at an election held at the house of Andrew Rob- inson by the inhabitants of the district of Bravo on the 1 day of January of this year for an alcalde for said District for the year one thousand Eight hundred and twenty five John P. Coles was duly elected Alcalde of said district and that he may be respected and obeyed accordingly I give him this document San Felipe de Austin, Jany 5, 1825 This day personally appeared before me Stephen F. Austin Judge commissioned for the Colony on the Colorado and Brasos the above John P. Coles Alcalde elected for the district of Bravo for the year 1825 and took the oath to support the Constitution of the United States of Mexico and of the State of Coahuila and Texas and faithfully and impartially to execute the duties of Alcalde for said district of Bravo for the year one thousand eight hundred twenty five
ANTHONY R. CLARKE TO AUSTIN
Autoyack 2 nd J an 1 1825
DEAR Sm Since my return home the influence of John I Clarke Monk an others have put Mrs Page quite in favour of moving to the Brass'os. it is by her request that I now write you to request that if it is not 1009
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