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with J E. Groce. of Brassos. vVho is an Interprising man and I hope may do well in your Cuntry his Excentricities and Exalted no- tions of himself is his w0rst foibles. he is as you know if acquainted a warm friend or bitter Enemy Just as his Immidiate Interest is Effected. he lately wrote me a long letter and his clerk cerfrf)recl the correctness of it founded in misstaken notions. both of me and '•himself intended to injure me and cannot in rmy way bennifit him- self and can in no-way be accounted for on the score of reason or Propriety all of which you perhaps know or may See if acquainted if you are not, it is not my wish to injure him in any manner nor shape whatever and were I near him he would not asail me ANDREW ERWIN [Addressed:] The Honble. Stephen F Austin Nachitochez Arkan- sas Territory
HENRY HOLSTEIN TO AUSTIN
September the 11 18~4 DEAn srn I take this opportunity of informing you that I am well and hope these few lines will find you in the same state of good health. Sir I wish you to let me kno the first opportunity that offers whether there is any Chance for me to hold that land I was to of had In your settlement I kno that you are not under any obliga- tons to me now as I did not fufill my part of the Contract but sir I think if you will take every thing into Consideration and hear the Cause of my not being there on time in the first place the inteli- gence that we had hear that the vessel was lost with edward Lovelaice and the Company was the Cause of my not Coming to that country against the time mentioned in the articles and soon after hearing that you was drownded Causd me to abandon the idia of ever setlin in that province but hearing you are now on the labrasos [Brazos] and has nearly made an end of your business I wish you would right to me the first opportunity and let me Imo whether you will let me have the land or not I <loo not expet to get Choice but would be glad to get any good place the town lot I would be glad to hold If you think propper to grant me the quantity of land mentioned I will be a Citizen of that place as soon as my situation will permit which will be soon after hearing from you I will be glad if you will wright me a satisfactory letter on the subject . HENRY H. HOLSTEIN [Addressed:] To 1vlr Stephen F. Osten Province of Tex.es Osten settlement.
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