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in all cases to be tried by a Jury and if there is anything further that you may think necessary for our benefit we will submit the balance to your honour [that is, to Austin.] Chester Gorbet Henry Hartzell Asa Mitchell Eli Mitchell James B. Bailey James Nelson
vVilliam Gillman□
,:vm. Roberts James Crunk
,vm Singer Wm Hall John McCormick J H Bell Benjamin Fowler John Jones Cornelius Smith John Castleman Thomas Davis Wm. Harris Saml Fay SM Carten
Joseph Callaham Patrick Dowlearn Joseph Dupong Smith Bailey 8hubael March
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WM Berry John ,v. Teten E. R. Bradley J olm Bradl.ey 0. H. Stout [Endorsed:] Opinion of lower Settlement of Brassos relative to Slavery
INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPUTY IN STATE CONGRESS
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Austin's Colony held at the Town of San Felipe de Austin on Saturday the 5 day of June 1824-The following Resolutions were adopted- • 1•t-Resolved that a Committee of 4 persons be appointed to draft n mem 1 • to the sovereign Congress of the Nation praying them to Grant to this Province the Privilege of raising Tobacco and selling it to the GovernL on the same terms allowed to the Towns of Cordova Orizaba etc or on such terms as the GovL may deem just and also the privilege of raising that Article for exportation 2dly. Resolved that said Committee draft a MemI. to the State Legislature praying them to admit the Emigrants to this Province to bring their slaves with them, that is should there be no pro- hibitory clause in the National Constitution forbidding it, And also t.o pass such Laws as may be deemed just and necessary to secure to the actual settlers in this Colony the ·safe possession of their Slaves and their increase brought into this Country under the faith of the GovernmL guaranted to them in the Colonization Law 3diy, Resolved that said Committee be Authorised t.o sign said Petitions with name of the Inhabitants of this Colony and to send
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