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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
a letter from Seceuda the firs alcade and president of the Counsel ·at St Antonio he informs me that no person but a native of the provinces can hold any office in this Country, of course I am no longer an .Alcalde, this is unfortionate for the settlements for since the election of American Alcaldes we have broke up two gangs of theives, Jim Millan and his gang and one gang on the Teneha con- sisting of Ephraim Brown a Cousin of his by the name of Brown from Kentucky old Hogan and his nephew \Valter Hogan they fled from justice and could not be taken some of their property was brought in and sold to pay the cost of the guard and stolen prop- erty, since that time no property has been molested for a number of months untill a few weeks past four Horses has been Stolen from this neighbourhood, three Americans met a Spaniard on this side the Trinity and traded to him two Gray mares one belongin to n Mr Carter the other to Mrs Brown one is still living the widow Browns is dead she bad but one hors and mare, they had been wrode to death, one of the men is supposed to be by the name of Lane the other had red hair the third I have no description of, Mr Fulcher bas lost two creatures on the same night, he thinks it possible that Brittian Bailey may have taken them as he left this country about the sarrie time and was not seen on the Rhoad there is no evidence or other cause to susspect him than a knowledge of his former carracter nor do I wish that the breath of suspetion should light on him if inocent, I enclose a discription of Fulchers Mares and wish you to send it to Josiah H. Bell Esqr. I am in- formed he lives adjoining Baileys and could assertnin if he has those Horses or had traded them on the Brassos,-:i1• Fulcher foals con- fident that if Mr Bell find the ~fores that he will secure the property you may think I have written a long letter but if you reflect that I feel confident that I am writing to a man that feels an interest for the settlement and a friend to all good Americans in the province I know you will pardon me-- accept my best wishes for your health and happiness, ANTHY R. CunKE [Rubric] [Addressed:] Col Stephen. F. Austin St Phillipe de Austin Bras- sos-
P1uLIP T. Dun.UTT TO AUSTIN
Bexar. J\fay 22 1824
DEAR FRIEND S•· I have Drawn a bill on you which you will oblige me if you will pay in June and on my arrival I will pay you the cash which i Know will sute the best. This is the first time since I lost my hand that I have attempted to write and I did not know that I
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