1529
THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
AusTIN TO MATF..O Anm,rAoA 1 Queclo empuesto por el oficio de V £cha 30 de p 0 p 0 de Jn marcha del Capitan D :Manuel Hernandez con ocho clragones a situarse a la boca. de los brazos y reconocer el puerto de Galveston, encargandome fn- cilitarle los auxilios necesarios. lo que tendra l_a-mas e.xacta cum- plimiento en cuanto las circunstancias permite. A la llegada del referido oficial le acompaiiere a la boca delos Brasos y verificndo esto comunicare la opinion qe v me instruye dar si sera mejor situar el referido destacaml 0 en el non;,.brado desem- boque 6 en el de la Trinidad. Dios y Libertad San Felipe de Austin 5 de Diciembre de 1826 ESTEVAN F. AusTIN [Rubric] Sor Commandtc pral de Armas de Texas C. Tent• Corl. D. Mateo Ahumada.
ROBERT LEWIS TO AUSTIN
Santa Rosa Deer 8th 1826
Col. AusTIN. D srn, I arriv 4 here last evening, I have shown the petition to the Ouror and several other of the principal chara~ters of this place, it meets their approbation they purpose taking copies of it and for- warding to several other towns and give there views, particular rec- ommending them to clo the same they say it will add much to the security of this section, they will give these reasons particular,-The alcalcle will call the house of Justice that is the Trustees tomorrow to recommend this to the neighboring Towns, they say they will rec- ommend 5 or 10 years to bring in slaves,- The political Chief did not write he said you had said all that can be said, I shall leave here for Saltillo in 3 or 4 days excuse my let- ter as the post rider is now waiting, I hand this to the post rider. RonERT LEWIS
J A l\lES NORTON TO AUSTIN
La Vaca 13th. December 1826
Col. STEPHEN F. AusTIN DE,\R Sm, You have doubtless before this time become ac- quainted with the late unfortunate proceedings at this Station, rela- tive to the property imported to this colony in Sehr Escambia from New Orleans, belonging to Mr Thomas Powell of Missouri who had
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