879
THE .AUSTIN PAPERS.
MOSES AUSTIN TO BARON DE BASTROP l
Near Nachitoches Jany 26l\ 1821
My Gooo S"
On my arrival at Mr Castlemans I wrote you both by l\:[r Quirk and by the officer about to return inclosing you a Newspaper the only one I could then command. being told yesterday that the Span- ish officer-had not yet returned I again profit by the same oppor 7 to make further communications to you I have nothing of interests to communicate of a Public nature except what you will find in the Daly papers. As to myself-I have learned that the total failure of the Bank of St Louis has involved me in a loss of (30 000) thirty thousand Dollars investments I had made in said Bank-this un- happy event has Compelled me to return to the upper country v.ith out Delay-and settle and save the balance of my property, I shall return to Nachitoches by May next. I mentioned in my last that I wished a passport to leave with my property at the month of the Colorado and Deposit my property untill I could Visit St Antonio and receive the will of the Governor, and further instructions the property I shall bring will be farming Utensils and other articles such as Irdn ,va.re Tin Ware and Crates of Liverpoohvare and Salt'_ only sufficient to purchase Stock for a farm as to Indians in that quarter I can make myself safe in a few clays ns I shall have 12 or 15 Hired hands for whose conduct, I will be accountable If you can obtain a permit for me to land with my property at the place I have requested to say Mouth of the Colorado and permission is given to Establish a Town and Settle 300 families One year would ma,ke a Change in the State and condition of Saint Antonio beyond any thing, you can now believe I have a full con- fidence that a Town at the Mouth of Colorado in three years would become of the utmost Consequence and an interest in this Town would give some thousand of Dollars to the friends of this establish- ment without any violation of Confidence or injury to Government. people of the first class would immediately Resort to this Establish- ment with property that would secure their fidelity to the King and Constitution of Spain. I shall, life and Health aclmiting most undoubtedly return from the upper Country by May Next whin I wish to remove with all my property to the Colorado and I hope you will have the power to ob- tain a pasport for me, and my household to land at that place, the
• Autograph copy by Moses Au6tln, In .. Common Pince Book," in Ille ot Au~st 1, 1791.
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