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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
they will all move back; the. whole Settlement have planted Corn and so fa.r the season has been Charming you have here a great many letters from different parts of the U. S. all respeting this Provn letters from Hawkins state that nothing but your speedy return and some publications in the public Prints will restore things as they could be wished for. The Enemies to the Austin Grant have been busy, very busy during your al:>sence to discourage anything like emigration to the Country. • Govr. T. left this place a few clays since for Monterey with his whole family, he rendered himself very unpopular in this place by issuing a large amount of Paper Money. it is said he will return in course of 3 months something whispers that he is not our staunch friend Adios [Notes on margin:] For Godsake my dear Brother bring me a Saddle and the Cover- ing for it. Mine is broken and is good _Just for nothing D"· E[rasmo] a.nd family -send their comp 14 to you and hope the time is not far of[f] when they will have the pleasure of seemg you.-
J. H. BELL 0
TO TRESPALAOIOS •
To his Excellency D"· J osE FELIX TRESPALAcros
Gov~- of the province of Texas
Sm. On the twenty first of March ·last there was a Frenchman who called his name Bt. Rashall a citizen of the United States of America pased through this Neighborhood, he had in company with him a man he said :was an Indian. Rashall had a small cavallard sixteen in number of horses and mules of different brands, as they passed through the neighborhood of the Colorado they stole thirteen head of horses from Mr. Buckner and Parker, came on to Martin Varner living on the road in the neighborhood of the Brazos and stole four head from him, and passed on across the Brazos entcnding to make • their escape for the United States we raised a party of men and followed them near the Trinity river and overtook them, and they having no pasport we brought them back, and on examination found them Guilty of Theft I detained the cavallyard and started the men on to St Antonio under a guard for your instruction at the Colorado, the Alcalde and Comandant stopt them, and directed the guard to return, saying they had instructions from your excellency not to send any guilty of such crimes on but to decide on the case ourselves, their doing so put it out of my power to send them on ~:fwr they returned as we have not horses for that purpose and men
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