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AMERICAN HISTORICAL, ASSOCIATION.
Pow.1m OF ATTORNEY TO BARON DE BASTROP-1
vVhere.as my :late father Moses Austin Esqr, obtained :from the Su- perior Government of the Oriental Internal Provinces of New Spain a grant for the establishment of·a Colony in the Province of Texas, and the Superintendence and· direction of said Colony: having de- volved upon me by the death of my Father, and finding that an agent is necessary a.t Bexar t6 attend to the gen•· inter'eSt of said Colony with the Government •Therefore I do by these P1;esents appoint the Baron de.Bastrop my agent and attorney to attend· to my interest and nffairs with the Govmt hereby giving him full .powers to do wha.tever may be ·neces.. sary for the gen 1• inteTest a.nd prosperity of my said Colony, confirm- ing all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises re- quiring of him to advise me regularly of what may be done·under this power of attorney Given under my hand at La Bahia Sept· 1. 1821- S. F.AUSTIN
JOHN C. HARBISON TO STEPI-IEN F. A.pSTJ~
Hazel ~llll Sept. 3 rd 182i
DEAR Sm Although to you Almost a· stra.nger, yet:,"! ' can Cordially ·com- missernte with you on the loss of your venerable parent who was my true friend_:_ ,But to Heavens high Decr~es we mnst. submit let us·do it patie~tly . My business with you is this I have a son \vho' f~els' an'xio·us to go to your Country, Texas, I do ·not wish Iiim ·to ·go unprotected or unemployed I would have .confided him to yo11r·.father and' ;I am willing to confide him to you He 'is young'_;,_21 'he has 'a· gobd English Education and understands Surveying -• he is·sober·and j 1 et uncontaminated with vice, he is activ·~ and: faithful, · I wish to confer with ·you qn your arrival here as I feel something disposed to remove to that country I expect yo~ will write me the·momen't •you arrive as your Mi has spoken to ine to pronoun.ce· a ,'funeral sermon ~or your deed father Write to Jackson· JOHN C. HARBISON Stephen F. Austin Esq· [Addressed]: Stephen F Austin Esq Hazel Run care ·of J.· Bryan Esq
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