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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
you to M.,,, Johnston and Burney who ware stra.ngers and disin- terested spectators likewise Lau• Ric 4 Kenny. James Frazer and others preasent. Such conduct as this I fear mll be very injurious to the carector of this place and to the colony in general for it is by Agriculture we live but it is by commerce we thrive and we ought to protect that commerce-I conclude at preasant with my cincere prayers for heaven to hasten the happy time when government will take into consideration the situation of this place and send on men clothed mth the proper authority and Means of protecting the honest part of society and expelling those abandoned wretches who would suck the blood of their fellow creatures who they find in distress, insted of helping them AsA 1 M1TcHELL Col. STEPHEN F. AusTIN
Mouth of Brassos 18 th June 1826
DEAR SIR- As this leaves me so may it find you enjoying the blessing of good health-I have been much disappointed in my expectations at New Orleans in consequence of Jesse Thompson not meeting me there agreeable to contract I advanced him money to pay for his lands before he left this and he was to let me have the cash in Orleans with which I calculated to buy a set of salt kettles-the vessel also being in debt more than I expected it was seized and sold and I was not able to releave it but waited :from day to day for Thompson to come on and let me have money but to my great mortification he never arive[d] an old acquaintance of mine bought the sloop and let us have it to get home AsA MITCHELL NB I have bought a good supply of sugar coffee and other arti- cles in the provision line to acomodate those who would wish to visit the sea shore [Addressed:] Col Stephen. F. Austin San Philipe. De. Austin Texas
SAUCEDO TO AUSTIN
His Excellency the Gov 0 r of this State under date of 2d May last writes to me as follow: "Under this date I have given an order to the administrator of the manufactory of Tobacco in this Capital to remit for your dis- position twenty cases of paper Segars for the supply of that De-
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