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AMER.ICA..i.'if HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
[Trespalacios] should pny it. ' Mr D. forwnrded th~ ·note on"by D 11 Alexdr 0 Trevino to Dn Victor Blanco for collection. ' you rriay want some money and if you could attend to the business Dimitt wishes you to do so, the money is for J. I-I. Hawkins-Dimitt will direct Dn Victor to deliver the mo11ey to you if it should be collected, also a note for 30 dollars for Tin Hawkins sold Madero which is collected- You had better see Trespalacios on ·the subject of the 450. The Doctor is in Montclova and may give you some information on the subject I sent a note (for $20 I held against an officer attached to the Durango troops) to the Doctor to ascertain if it could be col- lected there being more communication between his town and Du- rango than between this the Doctor is my most intimate friend,·try and get him to purchase the note at a disl:ount if there is no other method of procuring money for it. No news; the settlers are in high spirits at the thoughts of getting lands soon, the season has been remarkably fine so far and if it con- tinues (which it bids fair to do) they will all raise more corn than t.hey will know what to do with. No news from home since Bruffy came out, you have a great number of letters, which I have read- principally desiring to know something of the P. of Texas. SANTIAGO AusTIN [Rubric] Do not forget the Saddle Galapago and "\Vhite "\Vool•hat for the Sun
JAMES HEwITSON TO J. E. B. Aus,;rN
Mva·[Monclova] May 26, 1823
DEAR BonnY- 1 have just had the pleasure of receiving. a copious shower of your communications, in one of which was·inclosed a receipt of D 0 ,Jose Angel Rodgz· Pro of Durango for collection ~ I am sorry to ~tate that this recpt can not be sold, or collected first because the military Gent. is not well known and secondly because th~ great dis- tance does not permit the recovery, the amount of writing and answering letters to Durango would more than ballance tlie acct· - Dn Victor tells me there is no prospect of recovering this money·_ I regret that I cannot for-n•ard you at present the Galappago. as they are not made here I have sent on [to] St. Louis [San Luis Potosi] for one for myself sometime back and were I apprised of your wishes timely, I would have· sent on for one for you .:.. I have recd· two letters from your Brother one from Satillo, the other from Monterey from which I have learned that his business has eventuated . happily for him and the settlers - Your obligation is here inclosed - I wrote to Stephen at Mt· Rey and have not as yet recd· an answer
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