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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
lnnd in n private armed ship for Vera Cruz, the account that he published in England was that the people of Mexico had been con- tinually sending for him to come and take charge of the Govern- ment as the Inhabitants was not capable of governing themselves that his object was to go and render them all the assistance in his power An oflicer in the United States army informed me that he read an account in french from Parris which stated that he was appoint[ed] by Ferdinando as Vice Roy of Mexico and was going to take charge of the Mexican provinces for the Spanish Govern- ment, I give you the account as I heard it I do not answer for the truth of it you must judge for yourself, the late report in circula- tion that the United [States] was going to get possession of the Province of Texas I believe is unfounded Doctr Sibly informed me that he wrote to Johnson, the Senator from Louisiana who informed • him tl~at it was not thought of at "\iVashington, as I was leaving Nachitoches Mr Hopkins arrived from New Orleans I went to see him he informed me that Johnson had arrived at Orleans from vVashington that he Dined with him the day before he left town, that the american Government has no Idea of holding the Province of Texas The Committy in Congress have intirely acquited Mr. Crawford of all the charges-brought against him by Governor Ed- wards. Edwards has resigned as :Minister to :Mexico it is reported that Cadwaller Colden of New York is appointed by the President but has declined going. A gentleman from New York is appointed Consul for Toluco and is gone for that place, five agents has ar- rived from England for :Mexico the Congress immediately appointed a Minister for the Court [of] England who was to sail in eight days for England in the Sloop of war that brought out the Agents- excuse this scrawl Col. ... is waiting for it- ANTHY R CLAnK.E [Rubric]
LICENSE TO lUIBP A FERRY
(July~ -1824] The Baron de Bastrop Sixth Member of the :Most Excellent Depu- tation of the Province of Texas and Commissioner of the Govern- ment-and Stephen F Austin Empresario for the establishment [of] a new Town and Colony in said Province, principal Judge and exer- cising the faculties of the Ayuntamiento of said Town and Colony- usin u the faculties with which we are invested and considering that I::> John McFarlan was the first settler at the place where the Town of San Felipe de Austin is now established, have thought proper to give and grant and by these presents do give and grant to said John McFarlan the use of the ferry belonging to said Town of San Fe]jpe de Austin over the Brazos River at said Town for the term of his
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