THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1443 may deem necessary, that I may publish and circulate it for the information of all concerned. God and Liberty. STEPHEN F. AusTIN. San Felipe de Austin, August 28 th , 1826. ELEc.rioN NOTICE In complyance with the law of the Legislature of this State passed the 29 of July last providing for elections and in obedience to the order of the chief of the Department of Texas for the election from this Colony of the number of primary electors which the population of t.his jurisdiction entitles it to in conformity with said law Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in the Town of San Felipe de Austin on Saturday the 2d day of September next by all the Inhabitants of this colony for four electors to proceed to San Antonio de Bexar so as to arrive there by the 6 of Sept. to give their votes in the electoral college of the Department of Texas for the pur- pose of electing electors to the college of electors of the state which is to convene in Saltillo the first Sunday in october next for the pur- pose of electing a member of the national congress from this state-- San Felipe de Austin Aug. 28. 1826 [STEPHEN F. AUSTIN.] Note-The law and order for this election was not recd by me until this day owing to the failure of one mail between Saltillo and San Antonio- AUSTIN TO SAUCEDO 1 En cmnplimient 0 con el oficio orn de V. S. fha 27 de Julio p 0 p 0 en que me ordena averiguar ciertos particulares relativos al casa- miento y caracter de Elis Bean he tornado la. declaracion de dos Y ndi- viduos sobre la materia incluido con este, uno de dhos Y ndividuos Martin Allen es habitante de esta Colonia y hombre respetable y honorable. y el otro Sterling C. Robertson es un Anglo-Americano dol Estado de Tenesi hombre muy respetable y bien conocido. Como la familia de Bean vive sobre el Rio de los Neches cincuenta leguas de aqui no he podido hallar aqui'. muchos hombres que tiene conocimiento de el motivo por que no he tornado mas declaraciones sobre la materia.. Dios y Libertad San Felipe de Austin 28 de Agosto de 1826 EsTEvAN F. AusTIN [Rubric] Sor Gefe del Departamt 0 , C Jose Antonio Saucedo a Bexar Archives, Unlversl~ ot Texaa.
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