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AMERTQAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
others but now I can do nothing positive for which I am Truly sorry both on my own account as well as yours for I Truly wish you Success I wish you to write me on the Subject when you find it in your power and if possible make some arrangement for the Money for which I am bound as my property may have fallen a sacrifice unless the Laws of Replevin should have prevented before this time I hnve or may draw an order on you in favor of M•· Robert Cuyken- dall fol· thirty dollars from absolute necessity in order to get home if you can possible cansell it I would be muC'h obliged when you wrir.e please say all that can be said with Regard to the Government l,h~rality Toleration Terms of Settlement etc RonERT C. BnUFFY [Addressed:] Stephen F. Austin Esqr Province of Texas
ROBERT C. BRUFFEY : DRAFT ON AUSTIN
Colorado October 16 th 1822 M•· STEPHEN F. AusTTN Sir please pay M•· Robert Cuykendall Thirty dollars and it shall be an offset for so much in our Settle- ment Yours etc RonEnT C. BnUFFEY [Endorsed:] Recd the within of S. F. Austin Deer. 6, 182'3 Robert Knykendell
AUSTIN TO EMPEROR ITURBIDE
SENOR D 0 Estevan F. Aastin 6, los P. de V. M. reverentemte expone: Que desde 29 de Abril ppdo. se halla en esta Capital con el objeto de recivir Ins ordenes e instrucciones de este Sup•· Gob 00 • para el establecimto. y Coloniz 00 de las 300 familis C. A. R. q•· descle los Estados Uniclos de America a conduciclo asu costa en la Provincia de Tejas con el fin de dnr fomento a la inclustria Agricola y fabril, siguiendo las huellas desu difunto Padre D 0 • Moyses Austin a quien el gobierno anterior de las Provincias internas de Oriente habian concedido dhas facultades. Hasta el dia Senor, se halla paralizado este asunto y sin tomarse ninguna de aquellas proviclencias activas qe· habian de dar fomento y proteccion a aquella Colonia naciente qe· dentro de pocos ufios promete ser uno de los mas firmes upoyos de este Ymperio. Una demora tnn notable a causado gran clafio no solo a los intereses del exponente, sino tambien a toda la ·Pro- vincia pues todos aquellos adelantos que en beneficio de ella se hu-
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