THE AYSTIN PAPERS, 1749 Marin Austin to Austin, January 19, 1822. Settlement ot Mosea Austin's estate. ,James E. B. Austin to Austin, January 29, 1822. Arrival In Texas. Anxiety of Henry Elliott to get contract for surveying. Andrew Mitchell and \-Vllliam H. :McCurdy to Austin, January 31, 1822. "Con• side.rnble company of farmers" near Pensacola want to go to your grant. Terms of settlement? David Tally. Certificate of character. Kentucky, February 1, 1822. Antonio Martiner.11 to Gaspar Lopez, February 6, 1822. Indian inhabitants of Texas. Boundaries. Effect of treaty of 1819 on boundary. Rivers. Need of another port, nnd of troops for defense against Indians, to prevent American trade with them, and to prevent infiltration of American vagabonds. Popula- tion much reduced and can be best replenished by admission of foreigners under careful supervision. Joseph H. Hawkins to Austin, February 6, 1822. Vessels and emigrants on the way to Texa-s. Thousands ready. to go with "one word of encouragement from you." • Presents for Texan officials. His own financial dis~ress. Joseph H. Hawkins to Austin, February 8, 1822. Introducing John T. Hawkins. The latter's disappointment nt not seeing Austin. Robert D. Dawson to Austin, February 15, 1822. Introducing brotber-in- lnw. "Pecuniary distress in every section of this State" [Missouri]. "Un- paralleled change in the quantity m1el quality of our circulating medium." John J. Clarke to Au~tin, February 25, 1822. Many wish to go from Missis- sippi to your colony. Asks fer information about conditions and terms. Austin to Sylvanus Castleman, l\larch 1, 1822. Agreement to accept Castle- man's lot in the "Common Field " of St. Genevieve, Mo., in exchange for debt on Texas land. James Bryan to Austin, March 4, !822. "A great number of families will move from this State and from other States." Business arrangements and plans. James H. Penrose to Austin. l\Iarch 12, 1822. Desires inforruntion. l\Inny anxious to go to Texas. Political news of Missouri. Scarcity of money. Loan-office money worth only 3 per cent. Antonio Martinez to Austin, l\Iarch 13, 1822. Passport to go to Mexico to explain colony to Congress. James C. Carr to Austin, March 14, 1822. Introducing Col. Charles Caldwell, of Kentucky. Martha l\Inrv1e to David Marple, March 22, 1822. Interest in the colony in Ohio and Maryland. Religious exhortation. Austin to James E. B. Austin l\Iarch 23, 1822. Adventure with Comanches. Desolation of the country from Bexar to Laredo. How to study Spanish. Martin Allen to Austin, March 24, 1822. • Asks Austin to recognize clnim which he improved on the Colorado. Family of eight children. Henry Elliott to Austin, l\Iarch 25, 1822. Local news. Samuel Shearer to Austin, l\1arch 25, 1822. Transported party of 24 or 25 to Texas in return for negro slave, Joe. Former owner now refuses to deliver him. Roswell Mills to Austin, March 28, 1822. Terms and conditions. Will not monarchy and nontoleration check American Immigration? Austin's account with Edwa1·d Lovelace, March. 30, 1822. Finni settlement In 1847. • Character certificate. John Little, April 6, 1822. Marla Austin to Austin, April 10, 1822. Families prept1rlng for Te:rns. New:i. A. McNair to Austin, April 11, 1822. Introducing Robert Brotherton.
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