THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1459 Horse in possession if there ever was Such a Horse here-but I yet will try to find the said Horse if I Can though I believe it will be entirely out of my power you will be so good as to tell the bearor that if I do find him or who might have had the said Horse that the said Delgado Shall have the Horse or the value thereof JAMES CUMMINS [Rubric] CoLO STEPHEN F AusTIN
H. H. LEAGUE TO AUSTIN
Iesh Bayuo the 20 th Sept 1826
Co 1 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN D srn it has been 28 days since we left San Felipe and we have Came 235 Miles Our company was nearly all sick when we started and have been much worse on the Road than they :were before. we have lain hear about a week on account of the ill health of Mr Ja Robison who has been thought dangerous a part of the time but is no[w]Convelescent and thinks he will be able to Travil on tomorrow, I Expect you learned from Mr McNeal the circumstance of my get- ing c~ippled by a fall from a horse from which I have suffered Much and am not yet Recovered but have my health perfectly in all Other R~spects. I have recived two letters from home since I left your town one from my wife dated 6 August which informed me that thare would be considerable Emigration from Tennessee to your Coloney this fall. I this morning Recived another from william D Horton my Brother in law who Visited the country with me, you may perhaps Re·collect I toldyou that he Rote to me from Nachitoches on his Return that he had declined coming to the country. he tells me in his presint communication that he was Very sick and low spir- ited at the time he rote and thought at that time he would not come but on Regaining his health he changed his notion he informs me that he has procured the Ten families that you granted me per- mition to Settle in your coloney as was agreed on between him and me before we parted and himself and them a.re all prepairing to come to the country-on the first Rise of the River, he also informs me that my Father in law and Doctor Porter a brother in law together with a considerable number of Gentlemen from the Vicinity of Nashville will visit your country this winter. Could I have known all tlllii before I left San Felipe I should not have went home at all for he informs me that he is prepairing to bring my family Out. nnd it would have been highly Important for me to have Remained and made preparations to Recive them as well as the other Emigrants. but as I am On the way I will continue On and assist them in getting out ns soon as possible. I wish you if it is possible to Reserve a League
Powered by FlippingBook