1658
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
animan todos estos habitnntes·hncin su coinandnnte Grnl. qe tnnto intercs ha tomndo en terminu.r sus difficultades con los reforidos. Incllos~·- , D-y L-5 de Jun'io 1827 · [ESTEVAN .If." AUSTIN.]
SALE OF LAND " rill be offcred at ptiblic sale in the Town·of San felipe de Austin on the first Saturday in August next for Cash on a credit of six months giving Bond with approved security and a lien on the land untill paid n 11 the interest of Thomas Gray deceased in and to the upper half of a League of land situate.on the west side of the Riyer Bernard in said Colony Known as League No: 20-The foregoing sale had pursirnnce to the .order of the Honorable superior Court of this Colony to satisfy a :Mortgage in favour. of Solomon ·Barrow- The purchnser to be at the expence of the Titles- San felipe de ~\nstin .June;11-1~27 . ,JOHN B. WELl,ER . Admr .of ':rho 6 Gray deceased
ROBERT D : DAWSON TO :AUSTIN
New l\fodrid, Mri June 16t~ 1827
DEAR Sm You would no doubt pardon an old acquaintance under any cir- cumstnnces for presuming to write . to you without prefacing ;his comnrn.nication with '' Ymir ~xcellcncy &c &c &~but.really and in truth I nm not so Democratical in my feelingi:; as· to omit to give you your just and proper title from any :repugriance of feeling but simply because I nm ignoran,t of the title );Ou really bear and' beg you on this ground to excuse me : • • ' , A fri<'nd of mine :Mr. .Alexander Laforg-e in a settlement with George Tennilie some j,ears ngo obtnin'cl from him by assignment a note drawn in his favour by you for $1500.00 giYen as is un<ler- siood by l\fr Laforge in con~i<leration of the pnrr.hace hy yon of some land from said Tennille, Mr Laforge is anxious to know whether he may justly entertain the expectation that you will ultimately redeem this obligation, and if·so when a.nd •how it is contemplated to· be done. • He suffered' greatly by' _Tennille whose obligation be now holds for a considerable amount independent of the n~te assigned him on you. and bei_ng in moderate circu~stances only with a :young d increasin·<Y family would be greatly benefitted by the receipt of ::e a.mount a~pearing to be.d~e hill?- by you:.. On this subject he
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