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Governor but rather recommended her to· go on if she thought the prospect of getting anything from the government was flattering. She immediately consulted my Brother and myself on the subject we persuiaded her not to think of setting out on so long a Journey with her small children but she was determind to ·go. She proposd that we should go with her she told us that she would make us ample satisfaction when she' should arrive at San Antonia for all our services "\~Te finally a.greed to go with her if she would bear our expenses and pay us when we ardved at Sau Antonia there was no price namd but her word was complete satisfaction for our services ,v e also furnishd her horses to carry part of her Baggage and family and wallt" ourselves the greatest part of the way. ,v e left the Hyacinth the last of August and arrivd in San Antonia some time in October some of the Party being footmen • ,vhen we n.rrived in San Antonia I waited on the Baron de Bastrop to whom I had a letter of introduction and stated to him the arrival of l\frs. Long and family in town he walkd with my- ·elf and Brother to the government house and introduced us to '.he Governor who treated us with attention. After being in Town four or five days I informd Mrs: Long our ·wish to return she then told me for the first time that it was impossible for her to settle with us at that time that she had been so short a·time there that she disliked asking the governor for any thing. I then told her I was in want of a horse to return on that I had walkd nearly all. the way there and could not think of ·walking back she then told me to take a grey horse which she rode out which I expected to return to her when she settled with·me for my services I had also carried her Rifle I told her if I left •the Province I would leave the gun at Mr. Rankins with other property she had there but- if I remaind I would keep it until she calld for it. • She stated that the gun was not hers and wishd me not to· part with it.· The gun I never contracted for in no way and am ready to deliver it and when she settles with me for my services will deliver the horse and pay her for the bridle. I consider that Mrs.·Long is considerably in my debt and wish the thing·settled immediately my treatment t.o i\f rs. Long and family is well lmown and I can prove the most of what I have here related R [ ANDALL] JONES
AUSTIN'S CERTIF'ICATE OF MEXICAN CITIZENSHIP
El Supremo Poder Executivo nombrado provisionalmente por el Soberano Congreso Mexicano. Hnbiendo Don Estevan de Austin, natural· de Virginia en los Estados Unidos, solicitado carta de ciucladano, y hecho constar qne
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