THE AUS'.l'IN PAPERS, 747 ordered me to notice and punish all persons who in future attempt to create confution and disorder in the Colony by propagating false and :Malicious Slanders and idle stories relative to the authorities of this province or of this Colony. . All which you ·will communicate to the inhabitants of your dis- trict in the most expeditious and public manner- San Felipe de Austin FebY 26 th -1824-4-3 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Political Chief N. B. The Deputy in Congress informs me by letter datecl in Mexico the 14 th of January that Congress have decided in favour of a Federal Republic by a vote of 20 to 13-I have recd· a copy of the proposed Constitution it is copied from that of the United States. S. F. A. To James Cummins Alcalde of the Color~do 2d. March 1824
DEPOSITION CoNcEnNL'l"G Mns. LoNo
Fort Settlement 26 th Feb 1824 I certify that early in the month of July 1822 my Brother and myself found Mrs Jane Long low down on the river St Hyacinth in a Palmeter camp ex1josd, to the rains and sun nnd nothing to sup- port herself and family on except a small quantity of milk which she got of a family that livd near We took pity on her and proposd to build her a cabin near where we were and that we would hunt and support her in the best manner we could until her relations would send for her; to which proposition she agreed we hired hands and movd her nnd furnishd her with corn meal, pork and salt and at all times found her in plenty of venison until late in August when she proposd going to St Antonia saying that the Govournor had given her encouragement to go on there nnd he would do every thing in his power for her she proposd that we should go with her She promisd to satisfy us to our full satisfac- tion when she arrivci in St Antonia we furnishd her horses to pack her Bagage and for part·of her family to ride And meal and meat for the Journey we walk'd ourselves for to nccomadate her and family through the heat and dust and at some places twenty miles without water with the calculation of being reasonnbly compensated We arrivd at St Antonin after we had been there for or .fi\'e days we proposd to return she then informed us that it was utterly out of her power to compensate us as she had promisd at the time she
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