THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1585 and at best make but slow progress-I obtained a Permition of the agent of Dewitts Coloney similer to the one you granted me for the introduction of Ten families in~o his Coloney. Should I be pho- hibited from introducing them into his coloney I wish you to Re- cive them into your Coloney on the same terms that the others are to be introduced if it is possible to do so. thare would be a grate deal of wealth carried from this country to that were it not for the Prospect of the Emmancipation law be so good as to write very fully on all those subjects in your communication to N. Orleans. Give my sincear good wishes to San Felipe Generally H. H. LEAOUE P. S. I have had the Colonization law Printed and furnished all my company with a coppy Each I have distributed in all about 150 copies H.HL P. S. Since writing the above I have had the singular pleasur of Receiving Two communications from you on[e] the 7 th the other the 16 Deer a few clays before the Receipt of your letters we Recivecl 2 Reports one from the L. A. gazette and the other :from an .Alexra Paper giving an account of the Rebellion and declaration of Inde- pendence in Edwards colony and lash Bayuo. it put EYery thing here in a state of con-fusion and uncertainty your Inst communication being of a later date than thens Reports has measuren.bly Restored confidence-those Two Reports together with your letter of the lG th 1s published in the Stare and Banner of yesterday [one] of which papers I have forwarded on to you \Vith Regards to the prospects of the upper coloney I a.m at ::i los but upon the whole must say they are dull; Every mail brings us more or less ·nP\'\"S from that Country-and generally un- favourable before your Inst communication a: Texas Scrip was not worth a Dollar Since thnt I have known of 2 selling for $20 Each. they are verry dull and price uncert.nin. I sh::ill set out for Paris tomorrow to see what Effect those ruomers has had on my company I am mueh afracle they are to lnjour me seriously I shall be with you verry shortly if life and health permits. 1\-Ir Wm D. Horton will come on with ine and bring a company of Ten families from K. Y. and wishes to introduce them on the Terms that I nm on he has but a few days returned from that place which is the first time I have seen him or these families would have come into my contract pleas to do all in your Power for him-yours Respectfully H. II. LE,\GUE The Post M1tster at Nachitoches will pleas to forward this to Sa'u Felipe de Austin by the Earliest oppertunity
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