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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIUN.
You have many warm friends in Saltillo-Among them you may Count on D 0 Ygnncio Arizpe the Gov~ of the State. also Gonzales, it will be fortunate for the Colony If he ca.n be reelected and ·what little aid the colony can render him should be done with pleasure- As he entertains the sincerest friendship towards your Colony, in particular; also any thing that you wish to communicate to Govt you can do it with Confidence through Padilla you have not a wanner friend in the Country than he I have nothing more to say at pres- ent-I will try and eat my Oh'ristmas dinne1· with you-should you happen to v-isit up the 1iver present my respects to tlie female pa1·t oft~ family Remember me to William5-:and John-I hope the Gin is in opera- tion by this time-Also present my 1·espect to Eli.za and l\frs. Pickit- J A• E B AusTIN [Rubric] . . P S. I wish the most partimdar care taken of my horse. I have seen but two or three-that I would rather have since I left home P. S. Nov. 1st. I waited untill t.he arrival of the mail before I closed my letter confident of receiving a letter from you-but judge of my surprise when the mail arrived not to find a letter from you- I have received but one short letter from you since I left Bexar- I have lost the two horses (both pacers) that I received from Par:'is~I suppose they have willingly returned to their pasturage, those togather with a mule lost in Saltillo that cost me $30-ancl some other trifies to the amt of 15 or $20 entitle me to a free pa.ss through the country as every Americano has to pay the rougues an inition- ati[n]g fee-I hope since the rain I shaU have better luck.
BENJAMIN DEcKBRD TO A:usTIN
Winchester 31• t Octr 1826
Col·AusTIN I am requested by old Mr. Thompson to inquire of you the situa- tion of the land his son bought from 'William Pettis, his son died before he got home and the titles to the Land has been sent to him but they are written in Spanish and we have no one here who can teJl any thing about them the Old Gentleman has administered on his sons estate and he wants to know·in what manner he could convey it should he make sale of it •he also wants to know wether the Land is in any danger of being forfeited and he also would like to have the deed copyed in the English language if it is not too much trouble and sent on to him. . You can if convenient give the above informa- tion and direct your letter to me. and you will much oblige BENJAMIN DECKERD
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