584
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
sooner I receive your information the better, and for fear of mjs- carriage it would be advisable that you transmit it by duplicates directed under cover.to Don Mateo Fernback reloxero Mexico Given in the city of Mexico March 6 1823 thine in toto JAMES v\TILKINSON (Addressed:] Stephen F. Austin Esgr
RonEnT ANDREWS TO J. E. B. AusTIN
Saltillo :March 8 th 1823
DEAR JAlfES The mail arrived so late that I have not time to write but n few words you wish political news of which we have much at pr~sent which no doubt you will hear quite early but I will say that the day before yesterday .l\Ionterey proclaimed a Republican goy 1 • and this town assembled this morning for the same purpose and ellected n junta to treat with Mtry [Monterey] which I suppose will be done tomorrow or next day the object of the majority is to disthrone the mperor and establish the congress again, in what it may result I lo not know but the people appear to have more spirit and knowledge of their right than before- four mails have passed that I have had no letter from Stephen I recd. your letter of the 17 th Feby. but shall not be here to receive another for I have been packed up to start for 4 days and shall no doubt set out on Monday for Parras ANDREWS [Addressed :] A. D'· Santiago Austin .Bexar
AUSTIN TO Josi DEL VALLF.
i1exico i1arzo 10. de 1823
Exc:"ro. Son. Espero que V. E. me perdonera por mi inportunidad en hacerle presente otra Yez 1 que-el despacho que se ha servido este Superior Gobno. concederme relativo a mi establecimiento de 300 familias en ]a Provincia de Texas, no aclaranclo perfectamente el quinto punto promovido en me expediente; en el resolver del cual dice el despacho " Y en quanto a los demas pormenorcs que se contienen en el refe- rido punto (quinto) como pide {1, Austin" etc-Serin de mucha im- portancia al acierto del nsunto conforme a las beneficas intenciones del Gobierno, si se pueda entregnr me una copia certificada del refe-
• For first request see February 10, 1823.
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