THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1555 woman was marled to Pamer But when she hear of my coming on shee left him and has given him a bill of sail of all my stock of catel and hogs Mr. hais that was the magistrit that staited she swor shee was maried to [me1] and took the Bill of Sail for my Property Run of when he heard of my Coming and Past Sabine, I am sir with Dew Respect your Senccr £rind PETER ELLIS BEAN [Rubric] P. D. I Dont Right more for want of Paper [Translating and forwarding this letter to Saucedo,1 Austin added from other sources:] A list of the members of the Conference Meeting of Nacogdoches brought here by a Traveller. Hadden Edwards, Benjamin W. Edwards, H. B. Mayo, Joseph Antonio Huber, John Sprowl, William B. Ligon, Burril J. Thomp- son, Martin Parmer, President, Richard Fields and John Negro Legs. A friend writes to me :from the Sabine River, on the 14th of De- cember, 1826, as follows: "You may have already heard of the revolution at Nacogdoches from what I can understand, respecting their means and resources, I doubt not, but that they will accomplish their object. This party will probably make provisions for the people of your Colony, as an inducement to join them. You will never approve such proceedings, but prudence requires that you should take a discreet course to avoid the ruin of your Colony. It is certain that they will be successful in their enterprize. I cannot detail in a letter all the resources they have already at command; but I am convinced that they are sufficient to destroy the whole country between the Sabine River and Saltillo."
AUSTIN TO SPROWL
[January 1, 1827.J
.Mr J OIIN SrnoUL Dn 8m, l have been very much concerned at the State of things in your pnrt of the country, As an inhabitant of Texas I cannot but feel a deep interest for you all, for I consider that our future pros- perity depends very much on our own acts-As an American I feel a lively and warm interest in every thing that concerns Americans, and as a Mexican I am bound by my duty, honor and every obliga- tion that a mun ought to hold sacred, to be fnithfull to this Govt. and to the true interests of this nation- I hope therefore that you will not consider me as intruding my advice upon you improperly,
1 'l'ranslatlon1 trom Bexar .A.rcblves, ln Naco,docbes .A.rcblves, Te:r.ns Stute Library.
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