THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1589 no doubt you will cheerfully t.urn oat and tnke up arms on this occasion and that you will be punctual in obeying the orders of your officers- Should the Nacogdoches party and their red a.llies still persist in their wild Schemes of forming a new Govt· to be composed prin- cipally of Indians and hostilities should commence we shall have the consolation to reflect that our Govt. has endeavor 4 to prevent the effusion of blood, and avert an Indian war by magnanimously hold- ing out to those misguided men the olive branch of peace and a general amnesty of the past, and if they wantonly reject it, that we shall then be fighting in defence of the cause of virtue and justice and in defence of our property, families and country-
APPRAISAL OF "\V AGON AND TEA.MS.
San Felipe de Austin 24 Jany. 1827 This ls to certify that at a Meting of the Undersigned Chosen to AP- praise n waggon and Team the property of Tho" w ·esthnll for the pur- pose of going in the Service of the Mexican Army on the Expedition against Nacogdocbe decide as follows provided s 4 waggon Horses and Gears returns as in the same State and Condition as appraised this clay for Westhall to take s 4 Team Gears and Waggon back by being paid for the Wear and Tear with such wages as agreed on But if s 4 Wnggon Gears or Team or Either of them be lost, to receirn f1•om the Govt for each as for the Wnggon nnd Gears appraised at___ $175. 00 for 1 chestnut Sorrel Horse 3 white feet ap 4_________________________ SO. 00 1 Bro,vn Horse appraised at-------------------------------------- 85.00 1 Bay Horse appraised aL----------------------------------------- 85. 00 $425. 00 The above property appraised as Cash in hand Given under our hands the day and date above written.
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J. C. TANNER TO J.E. B. AUSTIN
Matamoros 24 January 1827
Fn,IEND AusTrN,
I aclmowlage the receipt of yours per :Mr. "\Yoodson nnd wns happy to hear thnt you had arivecl at Labadia so well. Our friend Burnet leave here this morning for your section of the country, and
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