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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
W1LLIA1\I LAUGHLIN TO AUSTIN
District Of San jacinto
July the 15 th 1826
Department of Texas
Austins Colony To the Honb 1• Stephen F. Austin Judge of the Supreme Court of the Colony aforesaid the petition of William Laughlin respect- fully represents that he your petitioner received an attachmen[t'I from your Honor dated May the 23 4 1826 in favour of John D. Tay- lor against John Kenny which your petitioner levyed in parte on the 31 at of May on Divers property of said Kenny (viz) Two Cows and two yearlings and one Calf and sundry other property (viz) a num- ber of Books and one Gold watch etc. all by the direction of said Taylor-your petitioner having received your late instructions of the 12 of July took said Kennys Bond and Security for his appear- ance before the Alcalde at his return to his District and your peti- tioner went to the House of said Taylor and he uterly refused to give them up declaring at the same time that they were in his pos- session and he would keep them till the suit was decided And after some dissagreeable conversation the 'Said Taylor went into his _House and came out with a loaded musket in his hand and ordered the said Kenny off his premises with many threats and swore at the same time that he would give the first man the contents of rus musket that would attempt to enter his cowpen to turn out said Kennys Calvs therefore your petitioner was prevented from discharging the dutys of his office according to your order. Your petitioner prays that your Honor will as.sist him in inforcing the laws and your peti- tioner as in Duty Bound will ever pray
WM LAUGHLIN
Const[able]
JAMES KERR TO AUSTIN
July [15 about] 1826. on Colorado
Col. S. F. AuSTIN DEAR sm
. You will haeve heard of the Disaster on the Guadalupe by Mr. Whigtman. I wish to see you but am Confined with the wounded man and Mr. Shields who-is very dangerously ill-Should like to heare from you and what is to be ~one etc. I hope to be at St. felippe in s or 10 days-Should Dewit have not then arrive[d], I shall set out for St. Antonio--! wish to engage your thoughts on the subject of my est-ablishing on the Rio Bacca. My claim now (as the repre-
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