THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1331 the name of an American; A George Nixon who is well known to you from the disturbance he tryd to make when on the Rio Brazos; and who has taken particular pains to shew me all the documents, in order to draw me to his side~- • He has now become more dangerous, the "Woolf has put on the sheeps Clothing", he got babtized in this place the other day, and with these people his word will have more weight he has tryd very hard here with the General and Priest to represent your Conduct in a bad light; and more particularly with the Priest, whose Uncle is one of the Secretaries of the department of Mexico {the Priest is my particular friend) and I think a Gentleman, and a man of Ed- ucation. • • Nixon speaks very bad. Spanish, worse than I do, and in that respect I have a preponderent ascendency ·over him, which I have made use of, feeling it my duty, as well as my interest to promote the Prosperity of the Colony, and have thereby warded off the Edge of his malignance here, and set your Conduct in its proper light.- I have taken the liberty to give you this information, should it be beneficial to you it will give me pleasure.:_depend upon all my in- fluence, and exertion, for the protection and welfare of the Colony- J AMES GRANT.
JA:.\rns J. Ross TO AusT1N
Colorado •May 13 th 1826- DEAR Sm. Capn Buckner has not _arrived yet but we expect him every minit • I have had Spies out every day and night Since I Received your order and do expeot to do so untill further orders and perhaps go with 20 or 3_0 men above the San Antonio Road where it is soposed the Wacos may be hunting Though I think it im- maginary. at all events it is.our duty to keep a good look out-and if we Cannot hear from the Indians in 8 or 10 days it may be best to discharge the men. . as it is about the time those Indians leaves their villages to go a hunting- . .The[y] genneraly Return when their Corn 'gets in Roasting Ears and their· '\Vater Mellons gits Ripe then I do think would be the best .time to find them at home and as good a time to go a Campaign as any-I will see or hear from you before that time-- Yours Respectfully J Al\IT..S J. Ross- [Addressed:] Colo Stephen F. Austin San.Felipe de Austin
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