THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1399 mn.tter I am still using great industry in geting up Company to visit your grant and have left nothing undone on my part since the death of my Brother I have been a perfect slave and have great diffi- culty in Keeping the two families from actual want they ware left without One Dollar I have gotten George the Eldest son of my Brother in the Nnvy and he is ordered into the service I inclosed to you my two Grants of land By J E B Austin do the best you can with them for me hand the letters inclosed and say what is neces- sary. from the intimacy and friendship between the families I had hoped to been by you advised etc as to the interest we had taken in the Grant you are labouring under fals impressions as to Botts and my self On Next rnonclay there is to be a large meeting of Citizens at Versailles "Woodford County on the subject of going to your set. tlement I find it stands higher than any other grant the colonel is about starting please [write] me and Mrs. J. H. Hawkins when you find it Convenient so soon as I can place the families in that sit- uation that will Keep them from actual want It is my intention to come to the Country Change if necessary my two grants and have them located where you think best particularly the One on Guade- loope if best so to do· the reports as to the inundation of the lands on Brassos and Colorado Rivers is unfavourable and I am disprising ( ~) those impressions believing they are not true god bless you and your friends L HAWKINS Please speak of me to your Brother I would give a.II I possess to have two hours conversation with you
AUSTIN TO SAUCEDO 1
7 de Agosto 1826
Sor. J. A. SAUCEDO- AMIGO MIO Esta sern entregada por el Sor George Orr vecino del rio de la Trinidacl-Segun todos los informes qe. he recibido de este Sor es ·de nn hombre de muy buena caracter, vecino honrado e in- dustrioso-Su objeto pral en visitar la capital es el de representar el estado en qe. los habitantes de la Trinidad se halla, sin Gobn° ni or- ganizacion ningumi y en una situacion de incertedumbre con lo qe. [r]espeto a sus tierras, y si el Gobn° les reciberan como habitantes 6 no. tiene un padron de aquellos habitantes en el cual se ven incluidos los establecidos por mi sabre Ia banda oriental del San Jacinto en virtud de la orden de V quando estuvo Gefe Politico-y tambien lleve como reglamentos provisionules q. han adoptado entre si sobre la tri-
1 This nnd the three documents taimcdlntely followlug are In .'\.ustln'e band, and are on a atn,1e !our-pnge slleet ot pnper. Only the first one la duted.
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