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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
license to sail a small vessel called the Adven[ture], and it appear- ing that the situation of said Hunters family as well as that of others settled in his neighborhood requires that his solicitud should be granted, Therefore in virtue of the authority vested in me by the decree of Don Felipe de la Garza, Commandant Genl. of the Eastern Internal Prov•· dated at the city of Monterrey the 16 day of June 1823 directing me to give license to any of the settlers of this colony to sail vessels from any part of the coast of this jurisdiction for the purpose of procuring supplies. I do here by and in the name of the GovL of the Republic of Mexico give full license to suid John H. to sail the said vessel called the Adv•· &c to any port he may deem proper for the purpose of procuring supplies of provissions or merchandise for the use of His family or others settl 4 in this Colony, subjecting himself in all cases to the laws of the Mexican Nation as prescribed in the within license of Govr· Martinez, and that the said Hunter or his Agent on board said vessel may not be considered as suspicious persons sailing without legal authority I give him this document and respectfully request all officers or citizens of any for- eign nation·with whom the Mexican Republic are on amicable terms who may meet with the said vessel sailing under this license not to impede or embarrass its progress but on the colltrary to extend to it their protection and assistance should it be needed. S. FA Empresario for the establishment of 300 families in the P. of T. Judge commissioned by the Mexican Govt- for said colony and Lieut. Col. commandant of the Militia of the same discription of the Yessel The Adventurer Skiff built tonage between five and Six Tons [Endorsed:] Hunters license to sail a vessel on the coast
---TO BASTROP
[Copy by Austin.]
[About August -, 1823 ?]
Honble. BARON DE BASTROP.
Dn. Sm, You are no doubt fully informed that I hold a claim to a tract of land on the Iasih [Ayish] Bayou in the district of Nacog- doches, this claim is founded on an ancient Spanish grant regularly granted by the competent authority in conformity with the forms and regulatiens observed ·on such occasions. Many persons have intruded on my land and in violation of my rights are distroying my timber. and they threaten to keep possession by force of arms. In this State of things I am kept out of my property, and am daily Sustaining great damage I have applied to the authorities of Nacogdoches for redress without being able to obtain any Satisfac-
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