THE AUSTIN PAPERS. '769 the Baron de Bastrop, our Representative in the l\iost Excellent Deputation, to be our elector for the above mentioned object. .As soon as I receive the votes of the others, I shall forward them to t.he Government, for due authenticity. In the meanwhile, and at the request of those who have already voted, I send to you the in- closed power certified by the Alcnkle of this District of San Felipe. that of the Colorado, and myself, for the truthfulness of which we are personally responsible. ,v e can also assure you that the Baron de Bastrop will be unanimously elected by the people of this Colony. Time has not allowed me to do anything else because, <ts I have already said, your communication was received yesterday only; and I have thought advisable to avail myself of an occasion offering to day for La Bahia, to report the subject to you, I have received the Constitutive Act and the Law creating the Legislature of this State; in Compliance with your order, I have appointed the t•t of May next for proclaiming and swearing to said Constituti\'e Act with all the solemnity and enthusiasm required by that im- portant, and glorious subject, of which I shall give you a circmn- stantial account by next occasion. There has been nothing new in the Colony, since the encounter of a party of Karankauases some time since, by some inhabitants of this Colony, which incident I have reported to the :Military Commander. It has not been possible as yet to sell the corn contributed by these people for the Representa- tive in Congress ESTEVAN F AusTIN Political Chief of the Colony on the Colorado and Brazos I pray you to excuse my erasures and bad Spanish; but the per- son who will take this letter is about to leave, and will not wait until I can have a clean copy made E F .AusTIN Jose Antonio Saucedo: Political Chief of the Province of Texas.
AusTIN TO JosIAH H. BELL
Province of Texas April 20 1824 I have presented the order to McFarlane from ·white it nppears that only the oven is good for any thing tho others are broken I nm told I send you two hooks nnd eyes one for you and one for your better half to whom you will please give my compliments
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