THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1367 and write to me as soon as you get this and direct to me in these words,- Mr. Joseph M. D. Carbajal Care of Peter Hedenbergh Sadler Lexington, (Fayette, Cy -Kentucey- I shall now close and believe me to be your affectionate son JOSEPH MD CARBAJAL. Dr Sm/ A lad of this town has a mother in St. Antonio and a brother in Law by the name of Louisano Nabaro a silver smith of the san10 town . Lexington Ky The affectionate and praiseworthy conduct of this lad has en- deared him to his acqun.intances and I have taken upon myself to open a way for this lad and his friends to communicate freely by mail and therefore beg that you will do me the favor t-0 have this letter delivered and hope the mother will send her letters to some one of the nearest Post offices in the united states and point out to her son the chnnnell by which his letters may reach her and-at the same time I solicit a correspondence with yourself as an old friend • • J OS FICKLIN P master Lexington Ky PS-I shall send this to my friend Cox in N orleans-[Ad- dressed :] Stephen Austin Esqr
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Caney 3 rd July 182G
Col 0 A US'l'lN Dr Sm, If you will recollect when we were tallnng about the division. · of the 47th league of land granted to Tom and Myself; You said that I :was to have first choice Ingrim and Mr. S. Williams were present and it was a fair and clear understanding between us that I was to have the prefference; the lower half of said league is my choice; but have understood that Tom has made a transfer of the upper half to me: But when you call to recollection the conversation that took place between us I am in hopes you will have the transfer altered and let me have the lower half agreeable to the understand- ing that existed between us-The expences accruing in altering the
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