THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 537 from them this they shortly spent and since then ha.ve been living heaven only knows how although the house of Bainbridge & Co- London has he states a long tale to tell against them-a Spanish Mer- chant also informed me detailing the occurence that l\{r. B: when at Mexico lately endeavored to get into his hand Indigo worth about · 20,000 Drs. by stating that he had left goods at Veracruz to the amount of 74,000 Drs. and had credit on a Merchant there who when applied to for his signature told them not to credit him one single dollar This I mention to you in order to pi1t you on your guard haYe noth- ing to say to or to do with him in any way directly or indirectly- The affair at Mexico was he told me to go before the· Oonsulado.- Dy the bye M•· Halls store is in the passage of 8 Portal de Merca- deros with his partner M•· Radiche an Italian-I forgot to request you to let me know what number of people you have already in your employ and what number can be procured of what race color con- dition etc for what they are fit and at what wages I will write you from Bourdeaux since vessels from there sail constantly for this Country with wine although those lately arrived have made but a bad voyage--VVe have no news whatever A ·w·AvELL [Addressed] S 0 •· Dn· Estevan F. Austin Calle de Cocheros No. 26- 29. Mexico son Yngleses CoNTRACT FOR FREIGHTING '\-YooL FROM TEXAR TO Nmv ORLEANS Acuerdo con Mr. Estevan Austin para el Viaje q~- hemos tratado a Or leans a saver. Ha trataqo con migo, y con mi primo D. Salvador Porras de vcnir a la congregacion clel Refugio con una Goleta, para ca.rgar ochenta, 6 noventa tercios de Lana de ini cuenta pagandole el flete hasta la Villa de Orleans; lo q 9 • promete verificar en toclo el mes de Noviem 0 • graduo q 0 • para el 15 de Diciembre estara en Orleans con la Lana; q 9 • es lo mas tarde en q 0 • devo ocurrir pa· expenderla; obligandose dho. Austin traerme la carg11 de Efectos q 0 • emplee en aquel Pais, hasta el Ref~1gio el mismo flete acostumbrado. Y parn su cortancia lo firmamos ambos en Mexico a 20 de Agosto de 1822. Quedandonos cada uno con un tanto de este Documto. Vale En la casa de Mr. Josef H. Hawkins calle de Poydras Varrio de S 1 a Maria me solicitara D; Salvador Carrasco. En la misma cal!e junto a la misma casa, (digo) cerca vive el comerciante N athanjel Cox, q 0 • es endonde pondre la Lana- 25067•-24-voL 2, PT 1-35 SALVADOR CARRASCO [Rubric] EsTEYAN F. AusTIN [Rubric]
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