. THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 449 a V. S. esta corporacion para que lo haga a quien corresponda y tenga todo en cumplimiento.l"1 Lo que comunico .a V. S. de conformidad pa.ra su inteliga· y cum- plimto. en el concepto de q•· con esta £ha. doy cuenta con este nuevo acontecimto. al Serenisimo Sor. D. Agustin de Yturbide Generalisimo Almirante de este Ymperio p•· su superior conocimto. y deliberacion: la que comunicare a V. S. oportunamt•. p"· los fines consig 1 . . . Dios Gue a V. S. m 8 • afios. Monterrey 15 de Diciembre de 1821. 1 ° de la Yndependencia de este Ymperio.
GASPAR LOPEZ [Rubric]
Sor. Gov 0
• · de Ia Prov4· de Texas.
J .A:h!ES BRYAN TO AUSTIN 1
Hazel Run [Missouri] Deer 15 th 1821
DEAR BROTHER I send this letter by Brother J.E. B. [Austin] and hope he will l1ave a safe and expeditious journey he will have very good Company M• Henry [Elliott] and four very fine young men, two I have given certificates, both mechanics and Bartholomew is an exception, we recd your letters from Orleans with pleasure to find you in good health and spirits and Prospects favourable I can assure you that a great number will move from this State as also from other States and the Arkansas Territory-I rec 4 at Herem [Herculaneum] a number of letters addressed to you and have answered the most of them, from l(entucky Ohio Illenois and Missouri, I will be particular as to granting Certificates, and brother Brown will give you the News of this State • our Legislature is now in session tho have done very little business, I shall be engaged making ready to move as soon as Pos- sible should everything appear flattering and your letters give me mcouragement on the return of M• Henry Elliott which he says will be by the first of May, I will expect you and Brown to make my selections and will flatter myself with the expectation of a judicious and valuable selection and the more I get the more valuable, I am in hopes Brown will be able to get me some Stock by the Barter and Sale of some goods, and l trust M• Henry Elliott will raise me some Cash.to have improvements commenced for me I shall be glad to have a Crop raised the insueing season if Possible-I will try and send on some Whisky and Flour and Elliott will send on some Goods, I left the .Mines a few days since and Maj• Hawkins requested me to say to you that he would be with you this winter he expects to start in 15
1 Printed iD Tezru H'8tort1 Teacher'• Bulletin, November, 1917.
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