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A1IF.RJCAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION,
there was on the next morning a trail discovered by Mr. phillips in the road west of my house and lea.ding to a crossing of the river- He followed it, and discovered that 4 horse and one mule had made said trail and that he believed the mule track to be mine as there was a Gap in one of hir fore feet-Colo. Matson and E. Smith crossed the river some days after and followed said trail to where it took n, Direct course for Laberdee-Mr. Smith's statement as to the number of horses and the mule coresponded with what phillips had stated. I did on the first view of the premisis suspect that the party thnt fired on Derbin hnd been of the main body that killd mr. Wightman; but I am of a Different opinion now, and admit a fa.int probibelity that it was the Tankawas that attacked Derbin. I admit this because they must have been a foot party; the horses and mule crossing the trail of the other party and that too on a direction to the crossing well known to the tanlmwas and near to my house; and the trail being made while the due was on, a Monday mor[n]ing. I am unable to give an Idea relative to Roe. Admit however that his intentions were bad, he has not been _with the tankawas since he made threats that I know of; tho I conceive him ameanable to the Laws for those threats in point of "Malice aforethought." It is as yet uncertain what day I shall see you, but I presume not many-Derbin is on the men[d]; the other man :Mr. Shields I havd rather Dispaired of- NoTE. _Excuse haste. JA?tfES KP.RR 19th I wrote least night 10 o'clock-now I can rite shields is better. [Addressed:] Colo. S. F. Austin St. Felipe de Austin Capt. Dickson.
A.FFIDAVIT CONCERNING COUNTERFEIT MONEY
Department of Texas
Austins Colony This day personally appeared before me Stephen F. Austin Judge in and for the Colony aforesaid John Foster who being duly sworn deposeth and saieth that some time during the last fall when in this Country his son Isaac Foster at Mr. Iron's place handed him a piece of money as a Gold piece from Mr. 'William Cooper with a request from said Cooper that deponent would with it and other money handed at the same time purchase for him the said Cooper a steel mill in New Orleans. The said piece of money proved to be a Counter- •
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