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THE AUSTIN PAPERS,
'GASPAR LOPEZ TO ANTONIO MARTINEZ
Qnedo enterado por el oficio de VS. n°· 112. fha. 11 del pasado, de qtianto me participa VS. en orn. a la presentacion verificada en esa Capital del Comi«:!ionado D. Estevan Austin, y los pasos q.. ha dado en Ia formacion del n'uebo Establecimiento de Familias Luisianesas a q 0 • esta reducicla su comicion; afiadiendo a VS. en contextacion qe-.Austin segun lo solicit6 al presentarseme en esta, y le he conce- dido, se ha dirigido pR- la CapW· del Ymperio. Monterrey Ab 1 • 15 de 1822.
GASPAR LoeEZ [Rubric]
Sor. Gob 0 r- de Texas.
JAMES BRYAN TO AUSTIN
Hazel Run April 15t~ 182-2 .
DEAR BROTHER STEPHEN. I intend you shall not have cause To complain I do not write, if I have but little News of importance; we have not recd a letter from you or Brown since you both left Nachacdosh and I can assure you we are very anxious to hear from you both we do expect Mr Henry Elliott home in all this Month and will expect letters by him, as also a detailed account of the Colony Prospects etc- The prospects are yet very flattering as it respects emigrants to the Colony from all the States I have no,doubt but that the Colony will be filled up in twelve Months should those that have gone to explore report fu..:. vourable on their return- a company in Kentucky have agreed to send on four men to explore and if they are pleased to select Lands for said Company ·say one hundred Families, and I have lately heard from the ,Eastern States, and am informed a number of families will move to the Colony- If you have formed a.good Con- stitution and the Government is settled I am clearly of the. Opinion that no Section of Territory has ever settled so rapidly as the Texas Colony, or the Austin Colony- and I flatter myself that we shall, once more be independent that is as it respects debt-- I hope you have got the Grant fully confirmed- and I have h~retofore in a letter requested the particular favour of having the best Mill Seat ,Selected. for me a11d three miles square of Land and I will have it improve<l as soon as -Possible, I. have also before mentioned Majr Calloway stated .that there was a fine Grove of pine on the Colorado River, j~ being some distance from Town is not an objet·tion if on or near the Colorado, I expect Samuel M. Parmer, and Old Mr ,vincls and his son vVm will start with some more men I have engaged on the first of May- I shall make the necessary arrangements with them and will write you by them and let you know what they are- the
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