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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
El Alcalde·del Colorado segun me han dicho los .Badefios tjue ban venido de alla tiene un caballo alazan que les quito o. .}os tancagues [Tonkaways], y otro obscuro que les quito.ri. los Ca.ranca.guases ambos 80n de mi propiedad, y estos Barbaros los robaron: ta.mbien me han dicho los Badeiios que dho. J uez esta dispuesto a entregarlos a primer letra mia: ya tengo escrit9 a dho. Juez haciendo reclamo Supli- catorio pero asta hora no se si le an dado la carta. . Con esta carta suplico a V. aga mis veces con dicbo Juez, para que Jos ponga en su poder y yo satisfare el cargo que justamente me pase: El caballo Alazan es de mi estima, y ambos tienen este fierro [the brand is here inserted] bengo se para significarle de nuevo mi afecto y soi spre su servidor y cappn.. Q. _S. 1\1. ~- Br JosE ANT. VALDEZ
JOHN SPROWL TO.AUSTIN
A.ish Bayou August.18 th ,·1824
DEAR Srn . Atho we are personally ·unknown to ·each other. duty and the in- terest I feel for you and your colliny makes it necessary that I should gave you some information of a man that I am informed has gone to your Neighborhood-he is by the name of John G. Jackson. He is a lnrge man, of genteel appearance about 25 years old, he came from near Alexandria on Red River, to my -neighborhood, about two Months ago and brought with him two Horses and two Negros one Horse he sold me, sd· horse I am told by ;undoubted athority he sd. Jackson must have s[t]ole from Esqr Stokes in the Town qf Ra- pede. Also one of the Negros is Stated to be a free man that Negro he has sold to Nicolas TrammaJ near Nacogdoches,.J\,J:r ,J; .. C. Peyton will hand you these lines who can give you more information on the subject- Jno SPROWL. [Addressed:] Mr Stephen F. Ostin Esq. Brasses. Pr. J\fr. Peyton. . .
JosIAH H. BELL TO AusTrN· Brasses Lower Settlement August 18l\ 1824
Sm Mr. Huse was not able to make the small survey you requested I got Mr. Shelby and Carter to assist me and took the meanders of the Benard begining at Dicksons line a plat of which: T send you by Isaac Huse who will be able to.give yo.u some _Explanation·so as to .Assist you . in understandip.g it .after rw1ipg ,up:-the Benard ,four
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