THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1629 before you claiming an appeal without Even giving bail or taking any stay whatever. is this lawfull- He is so well up to persecuting me at the cost of others-that I beg leave to cite another case where he taking the advantage of one of your letters to the Alcalde (although he wont be ruled by them him- self) he wishes to make me prove Every Item of all my accounts by other testimony than my own, he has induced a man to s[wear to an] article that was paid to me two years [ago] he is the agent to prose- cute. Now I [ can proven by the Alcalde Jackson and Eight others citizens of our place that said man has [on]ly declared that I saved his life and he gave me that ar~icle in payment This I mention not that I am afraid of loosing it but to shew you what steps he takes [to] persecute me at the cost of Others and also that I am never to get of the law ... said I humbly pray your honor therefore to instruct nie in what manner I am to be redressed and how I am to get out of the law. The shameful story of the buckle business is not yet settled and when Ever it is decided he will appeal or take some other step of delay J. H ·uNTER, [Rubric] The Hon. S. F. AusTrN w. SUTHERLAND TO AUSTIN' R Bravo April the 121827 Col. AusTIN Sir I send a few lines to you to enquire how affairs are with Singleton respecting his land whether he holds all of the land between Fishers League and Cars League or not And whether he is com- petent to transfer it away as he has bound himself and wishes to re- ceive the pay for it I should wish to know whether I may depend on any part of that tract and if not that I may lmow it I have paid him for one quarter of a League adjoining Fishers League for which the bond more clearly shows I send you the bond to show that he may not deed it away to any other person. Please to give me some informa- tion by Mr Arnold that I may know what to do . w ALTER SUTHERLAND
ELECTION NOTIOE
NOTICE
An Election will be held by the Inhabitants of this Colony in the Town of San felepe de Austin on Sunday the 22d of this month for
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