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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
My business is before them,·but when they will decide on it is uncertain.. Your friend [J. B.] Arispe is giving me all the aid in his power.. . An other revolution is strongly spoken of as being on the eve of taken place the ... [sic] and Uropean ... [sic] against the repub- licans. As usual great•alarm has been excited among some of the for- eigners, who they are you will kno,y.without giving their names. .Since they intend making revolutions n. trnfic lsay success to trade. I have the pleasure to inform you that I nm enjoying good health and shou 4 it continue, I think it more than probable, that I shall return through the interior in company with our mutual friend Arispe, who is anxious·for me .to do so. Health and happiness attend you is the wish of Yours sincerely ROBERT LEFTWICH. [Addressed:] Al Sr. Dn. EsteYan F. Austin Monterey Prov• de New Leon [On cover:] Since closing this letter I am informed that Congress have to night decided on a new Congress
ARTHUR G. '\VAVELL TO AUSTIN Triplicate
London May 22na. 1823
DEAR AUSTIN As I have so constantly informed you in my former letters the very moment you forwarded to me the dociiment confirming your grant I could effect the contract you desired not having yet received it I am unable to .embrace until your answer arrives a proposal made me by one of the largest and richest houses in this City to furnish 20,000£ (say 100,000 Dollars) for one half the concern on the conditions pro- posed in the contract you gave me consequently the very moment you receive this send me the Law.or other Document substantiating your claim together. with a regularly legalized Document for form- ing a Company on those conditions all regularly authenticated and include your own name leaving blanks for four others which I shall ins&·t here. to avoid any misconception you and I retain half the concern the Company advances 20 thousand Pounds of which goods to the amount of 10,000£ will be shipped off the very moment I re- ceive the Documents and the remaining 10,000£ as soon as you wish afterwards The land and cash to form one joint concern for the
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