THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1591 Mexicans and Sam 1 Norris, Nat. Norri. ·a11d one James Gains who, unrighteously call themselves Americans have any control or voice in the local concerns of this department., broiles, confusions, restless spirits, and even a want of confidence will unaquivocally follow-
J. K.
J ,\.1\IES KERR 1'0 AUSTIN
Colo. S. F. AusTIN
Dn. sm, as a duty I owe to myself, and to this beloved country of my adoption I am impelled by a.n impulse by which every good citi- zen ought to be actuated; I bege leave to suggest that, there is n com- bination of men (some of whom call themselves Americans) but I believe them to be Englishmen principally-tho, some are perhapse french origin etc carrys with them as it is believed Spanish maners and deportment that have conspired against this nation. First I will Identify one John D Hunter (commonly called Doctor Hunter), and one --- Basset. these two men say they are chero- kees by adoption. Hunter has written a work styled "Hunters Journal" 1 which has caused much noise in the U S of the north, and caused an enquiry by the president of that nation to be made of the Indian agents or rather of the superintendants of Indian affairs, whether in their opinion "Hunters Journal" was intitled to credit or not. Two of those Gent have in answer to the presidents Inquiry denounced said Hunter as an imposter, and in their opinion an englishman. I have seen Hunter and Basset together and I believe them to be brothers. The mexican nation granted a section of Hir territory to one Gen 1 Wava! 2 to colonize, and I was informed by some of the out Laws while at Nnchadochcs that he Hunter had said, his great dependence, and hopes for assitance to revolutionize the dep~rtment of Texas was on the British; that he expected in less than four months to be reinforced by 500 englishmen who would lnnd at the mouth of the Brassos under the command of said "\Vaval; that a Doctor Sombody who spoke french, english, and spanish was then in the interior as a spy. that Hunter would act on the :frontiers; stimulating to action our red Brethern, while the Brittish would land on the Const and over power all oposition, nnd organize a Govt of their own formation and which as my informnnt said would be an effective one 1 Manncra and Oustom-8 of Seueral Indian Tribea located West of the Ml11sis11lpp(. Pbllaclelpbln, 1823. C. W. Raines, .d. Bibllogropl111 of Tc.J,a11 (1896), 122; H. H. Bnncrott, North Mexican States and TeztU, II, 104. • Arthur G. Wnvell.
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