THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 647 benefit of the whole Company in the proportion of half for us two the remainder for the other partners They are immensely rich and will spare neither expense ·nor trouble to advance your views cash to any amount will be forthcoming if requisite and it can be ad- vantageously employed-An agent to reside with you in Texas will accompany the goods write me most fully and forward a map of the Province in short every Paper which can be of any importance relative to the concern by which we will ere long realize immense fortunes A G "WAVELL I now write you by way of Veracruz New York and New orleans in order that no time may be lost. If you did not receive everything you desired three months after my arrival in this Country you must blame only yourself for neglecting to write and forward to me the requisite Papers by every conveyance-1Vrite to me now via New orleans and New York as the most safe, and expeditious mode I have only recd one letter from you since my arrival in England and that elated Mexico 22 nd August 1822 Adel whatever land you have obtained for me to the general stock of the Company My other affair goes on well and I trust I shall ere long be enabled to convey to you agreeable intelligence on that score also. The bills drawn by Barry have all be~n protested [Addressed:] Stephen F. Austin Esqr. to the care of J. H. Haw- kins Esqr. New 01·lean-8 To be forwarded immediately Pr Panther Mexico 24. de Mn.yo. de 823. Mi querido amigo D. Estevan: Ayer he recivido carta del Saltillo, clel Don. Ramos el Chico, y me avisa con fha. 12. haver so.lido VM. de alli, sin noveclad el dia u.ntor. · He celebrado mucho·esta noticia pr. crer se ha.lie en esa mi Patria, con salud, y aprecio cle esas gentes. Como la solicitud de VM. sobre ciudadania, dio motibo a u.na ley, y formulnrio gral., y amas de esto a avido muchos devates sobre convocata y federalismo, hta. hoy no me han entregado la, orn. pa. qe. el poder executivo ponga la carta en favor de VM. Asi es que ira sin fnlta en el correo sigte. . 'l'engo la .sn.tisfa.ccion de decir a Vm. que asi el informe que puso el poder executivo, quando se le pas6 la solicitud de Vm. como Ja orn. que se ha puesto pr· el Congreso, esta mui honrosa a Vm. y mui satisfact 8 • Por fin se ha decidido el Congreso pr. nueva convocn.t 8 • que saldra pronto: la opinion gral. es republica federada, quisa el intermedio, 6 J.B. DE ARISPE TO AUSTIN .
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