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THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
F. Adams You are hereby commnnclecl to arrest all the powcler lend and arms to be found in the town, and give receipts for same. Nov25 Signed MARTIN p AL)[ER
Col. Com. ~ acog H B :MA YO Judge Advocate. Sergeant McDoN N EL.
Signed
NICHOLAS DORSEY TO AUSTIN
Fort Adams 26 Nov 1826
DEAR Sm, Yours of the 25 Ultimo handed by Mr Huff is duly before me and must confess that I am not a little pleased with the prospect, which that letter seems to present me with respect to a future residence in the province of Texas-though delicacy would prevent me from dis- canting (in extenso) with respect to my literary qualifications and more especially as regards the modern-languages I think I may be allowed to say without incurring the imputation of vanity. that all those languages are nearly as familiar to me as my vernacular tongue and more especia1ly the English French and Sp:mish-should I conclude (and of that there is very little doubt) to become a resident of your Country. I think that we may be mu- tually useful to ench other • at leisure I shall write to you more fully N 1cns DORSEY [Addressed:] Colonel Stephen F. Austin Rio Brassos Province of Texas AusTIN TO RomNs Dn. Sm, Please deliver the four mules I bonowed of you to Col. Butler, and if you cnn let me have one or two more it will be a very great accommodation as I want them for Col Butler, who wishes to return to the United States and has not time to wait-- Novr. 28 1826 STEPIIEN F. AUSTIN Robbins Mules borrowed of Robins Settled with Jos. ·white- GOVERNOR'S OPINION CONCERNING SLAYEitY Uno de los grandes beneficios del sistema federnl es aqucl dro [derecho] 6 prerogativa q tienen los Estados para arreglar sn govierno interior de la manera q mas les acomode conforme 11 sus
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