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AMERIO.AN IDSTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
,ve are begining to have some little trade with Orleans, tho not much as yet. Kiss all the children for me and be sure and make busi,ness men of them, learn them some occupation or profession that will support them through life-I am not in a situation to take any of them yet, and it is rather uncertain when I shall be I have nothing very particular to write as you perceive--your let- ters must have miscarried for I have not heard from you since Jan 7 except by report of travellers which informed me of your health- Remember me to my old friend Mrs John Pen--y and her husband and all the Perrys and all other friends and write oftener- your brother S. F. AusTIN [Addressed:] Mrs. Emily M. Perry Mine a Burton ·washington County Missouri Col. Matson
J A11f:ES GAINES TO AUSTIN
Nacogdoches August 21•t 1826
0, 1• STEVEN F. AUSTIN DEAR CoLONEL I beg leave to call on you for information on cer- tain points Relative to the Conduct of some of your people. when C 01 • Pettis was at Ayish Bayou he asserted there was no law nor authority in Nacogdoches and that Jose Anty Sauceda Esqr. had no authority to do what he Done and that your Honer had Command to the River Sabine by which he stimulated the Opposers of the Law and authority to Raise a Company for that purpose promising them you would Recognize them for which John A Williams went to the Brass•· And by the Last mail John Sprowl Esqr. of the Ayish Bayou has Recd a Letter as he states from Jesse Thomson and Payton in the hand write of Joseph white and Bound him to profmmd Secrecy on which the said Sprowls prophicied that one half of your Colony and . the people here would be out of the Country he was askd If they would be drove out he answered no they would go out of their Own accord I insisted on knowing If it was anything that might Effect the Government or the interest of the people he Refused to answer me But Told Mr. Thomas It was the subject of Slavery and that no hope Remained on that Subject thereby Creating much Rumor from what I have seen and heard among the friends of Edwards and many others and now from your Quarter I am led to believe something like a Revolution has been aimed a.t and probably yet on foot
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