A.i\iEnICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. ,v. J. PowELL TO Aus'i'IN·
To Colonel Aus·1;rN; H1-:s PECTEu Sm, Tho I am only ncquallitecl •with 3;oti 'by repu- tation I take the liberty of addressing you ·a ·few lines desiring y~u to ·be so good as to :write me concerning the sit,iation of the colony you··are forming on the· Brazos •I passed thro':that coimtry·abo11t thre ye·ars ·ago with ·Gen. ·Bernardo's family and think it a fine coun- try of land. I ,tisli you to'inform me·of-the conditions imposed·upon the settlers: "~rite to Pablo ,villis J: Powell Naturalist-e in Mexico.· ,v ILLTS J. POWELL fR ubric 1 !.Mexico the 24th: of June 1827. ·[Addressed:] Al°Seifor·Coronel Austin en el Rio ·de los Brazos eii. la Provincia de Texas-. pr.·el camirtd clel Salt"illo ·cn: C6aht1ila· .. .. ... .. ...... ~· ----
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·Natchitoches· '26 th June 1827
Dn srn Permit me to introduce to you~ acquaintance Mr. ,, 7 illiam Calahan of this place .-who ' is on a visit -td" your · Settlement •• nny · politeness shone him will·be greutJy acknowledged by your assured friend .:
J. C.6.BLE.
Col. S. F. Austin Austin's·Colon3 1 : 1 ::Tex·as · l.
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M. SLOCUM TO AUSTIN I
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' •.• I •• I '•; ,,Natchitoches:· June 25, .1827
Col: S. F. AusTTN, Dn. Sm, Your favour ,by . Gen. · Fullerton ·with some ·Mexican . papers and .the_ acco1.mt of, the _c_e~ebrat~on ?t~~1e; aqopti~n of the. State Const1tut10n have been duly recd .for wlnch you will please accept my thanks-The Celebration I · .. iil i:>1.1blish' next week-The Coristiution I had previously '-recd,of'Mr;·'J ' Durst who••is having· it published in a pamphiet:.''fo~·m~~ hav~ ..giv·~ii . ~1r.·. G_~bl~ .-se~era'I papers to forward yo1.1 by ,l\fr. Cii.llaghan If at any time you should see fit -to forward any news of your country it will be recd and pub- lished with pleasure M SLOCUM
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