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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
I shall come prepared to secure to myself your friendly offer of Land and which you will please retain for me Wl' 1 • ANDERSON
JuAN MARTIN DE BERAMENDI TO Aus·.r1N ET AL 1
Juan Martin de Beramendi Sqae first judge Constitutional of San Fernando de Bejar, and accidental Political Chief for fault of pro- prietor 0 01·dillera Los Brazos Trinidad, Neches Nacodoches to T h.:is ·T1•ibunal [Rubric] To your's the juge's citizen's dependant's to the new colony and town of San Felipe de Austin, Departments of Coahuila and Tejas Estate.-! put in your knowledge in vir tu of this my requerant Let- ter, that divers robbery made in this City of drove Horses, and :Mules Lately instant this citizen's experiment checks mischief's; at the same time I have had the verification before my Tribunal, that the prin- cipal author of this excess, was the ingrateful foreigner French, Andrew Valentine with others perverses, they are stealing in dif- fere.nts parts the aforesaid Droves of Horses and Mules, with the in- tenseness to drive into United States of America, I am informed that this desertion is for that Country, I desire for my part to accomplish with the Laws and oughts of my employ, with what prevents the Laws, and our Mexican Constitution, I .order, require, and charge in name of Republica, and for my part I prayer, and request with ex- aggeration, that immediately you see this requiring, to prepare for reserved way, to all inHabitants of your's comprehension of this new Colony, to take care of straitely and to be with vigilance in all the passages of Brazos River, when thinking can cross the river, the aforesaid thief Andrew Valentin, and his companions, as soon can be see towards of this point, to take prisoner with all his com- pany and put in embargo all what carry on, and to send to me im- mediately under a safe conduct, and so doing you accomplishing with the will of Superior Governmt·, to whom many times it is assures of your honest process, and of your submission, and obedience to Laws.- I trusty in this recommendable circumstances that caracterize you, my heart it is tranquilized, and I believe that the wicked ingrateful.
a .From Bexar Archives, February Hi, 1825. See Austin to Chrlcsmnn, Ap1·1l 1, 1825.
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