THE AUSTIN PAPERS, 871 I loaned him and what has become of him, If his own Country ·Men after the services rendered them will de[a]l so dishonest it is a mis- fortune I had rather beg my bread than live among men that you cannot make a transaction with without being deceived by them I can sny with truth that the only honest men in the Two Citties are Don Erasmo Don Allouri Don Victor Blanco and Don R. Mosquis ... [torn] did the Don Doctor hewitson ever pay Dimmit for the gold ,v ntch which I let him have I should like to know what has become of the Doctor if married to some lady that any man can have access to who has a little cash I fear that is his fate before this period at ~Ion Clover I have so many things to say that I am at a loss what to say first please speck of me to our friends in San .Antonio affectionately particularly Baron de Bastropp god bless you L. B. }IA WK1NS [Addressed:] James, E, B, Austin Esq Herculanium Missouri ,vrite often and ask your good Brother to do the same the loss [of] our Brother is not to be repaired to his or my family all our losses and disappointments on this world together dose not equal that L.B. HAWKINS.
NATHANIEL Cox TO AusTIN
New Orleans 6, August 1824.
Dun Sm I see by your note dated the 12 th of last month and post: marked Natchitoches 27 th that several of my communications since the death of our friend H have miscaried-Also that you had not received the paper and quills sent by a Mr --- Some time in February or .March last-Infact the intercourse is so very uncertain that it ap- pears almost useless to attempt keeping a correspondence-- I received some time ago a packett from you with a letter for Mrs Hawkins which was sent to her by a neibour that was here at the time-and wrote to her stating your wish with regard to making a division of the property in the Province of Texas, the Ensuing ,vinter requesting her to name some person to whom she would give authority for that purpose I also wrote fully to Mr Sanders in whom she has the most implicit confidence--and shall Expect to hear from them early in the fall by an agent who will proceed to the grant-- My former letters were mostly on the subject of the state of Mr Hawkins affairs with a statement of the claims he a.ppears to hnve advanced in securinO' the arant, and for the support of settlers also e, b small loans to Emigrants-amounting, including UsU,?·ious Interest
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