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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
will give you the general news of the times, we remain as usual with . now and then a little difficulty, as hapened at a Ball the other evening, but since we have had fine dancing Many enquries have been made after my Primo Santiago and I have consoled them saying that you would be here next spring-a number of vessels have arrived from the U. S. but do not give us any particular news-You know I nm not in favor [of the] Spanish (except the Women of this Country they do verry well when that is said all is said) for the men are the damdest rascals in the world-and how do you do and how is Miss 1 expect you will take a rib from what I dreampt Inst night, you must let me know h'ow you come on and prospect of speculations in your Country. You have the good wishes of all yonr acquaintances in this country the little Matamoros girls in particular. • J.C. TANNER [Rubric] P. S. Woodson has gone to Saltillo but we had a frolick on the 8 January and got a little foxy. CARLOS [Addressed:] Mr. Jas. B. Austin, Rio Brassos Maj. Burnet.
JAMES KERR TO .AusTIN
Colo. S. F. AusTIN, Sir having Just returned from Nachadoches and somewhat fatengued owing to bad health I am notwithstanding desireous to return back with the national troops that are on their roach to that place to suppress the banditte at that place, who are unproperly call'd Americans. I am at this time labouring in conflicting motions; the people of Dewitts Colony are anxiously wishing my return to the Station;- And the unhappy, unjust, and unfriendly siezure of our guns by Martin Delion, Doctor Oldivar, and moncholes, is a subject of much re~ret. The guns that have been returned by the Order of Our good aud honourable friend the political Chief were so damaged, that not one (I believe) is fit for war. three of mine were taken-two have been sent back-both the locks broke and the stock of one rendered useless by being shivered in Pieces-the other I have no account of. If sir it should be deemed advisable by you that I should Join the troops, I declare I know not where to obtain a good and sufficient rrne for so important an expedition. JAMES KERR San felipe De Austin Union de Mexeco 24 Jany. 1827. P. S. I take the liberty to sugest to you that whUe such Men as Martin Delion, Moncholes, and Sapulva and Doctor Oldivar, as
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