THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 559 all contained in the lists-I could I doubt not procure cnsh even here (although the person on whom I depended has quitted business altogether) but although we shall necessarily lose some time waiting for Documents the sale of a part offers so many advantages in every point of view that I am inclined to wait and so would you be I am convinceclif I could state the numerous reasons I have the principal one of course the bargain made unde1· existing ci-rcumstances would be comparatively beyond measure unfavorable.-,~Tith regard to Mining I have made (enabled by Merchants) proposals to the Govt [of Mexico] of furnishing them with funds to a far greater extent than they could possibly have anticipated and my proposals and terms will I doubt not be accepted when that business will be carried on on an immense scale the whole I will fully explain to you as soon as the Govt gives its definitive answer which I expect in about three months since I have written by duplicate-Unluckily a d-d Charlatan has of late been selling Land on the Coast of Guatemala obtained on a grant which will never be confirmed by those who really possess the right of giving away the territory in question- The Bubble has burst and people now require Documents in order to ascertain the legitimacy of the cessions---'What is become of Bany I. know not Mr. OB-[ 1] I saw in the street a few clays since the loan has not been brought into the market wherefore has I suspect wholly failed indeed I am told the ·intelligence I conveyed to you relative to .Mr. B is perfectly correct the house he drew on Thomas "Testenforrest [?] & Co-Merchants cannot find any where and have since the affnir got into the Spanish Papers of late often in- quired of me about the transaction of which I of course avowed my ignorance as also of the Gent in question except from common re- port-Let n\e hear from you most fully and send Papers fully au- thenticated and descriptions of the land to be sold together with n. Map of the province (The pirates stole mine) plans etc etc and we will do as well as you could wish-I am here over head and ears in .business the count Vcls Mine I shn.11 I believe be enabled to settle as he wishes with a slight modification of his proposals believe me ever your most faithful friend AG WAYELL Mr. E:xter has removed to 106 Fenchurch street-London where ad- dress me for the future I am living in the city with a l\Jerchant and amongst them in order to do my business more quickly-I reached this place on the 15th o-f last month only owing to the rascally Pirates [Addressed] Stephen F. Austin to the care of J. H. Hawkins New 01·lean$ Via New York pr Amity
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