THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 919 mitted the robery belonged to us, and are among the settlers Nelson knows them Nelson is acquainted and apprised that I made the principal advances to enable Hanna and :Massie to get on and he was at St Antonio when I started the last mules under the care of :Massie hurder [ ~] I takeing them to the Main Caney ford on the Colorado or Brassos I wish you distinctly to understand that the Two Negroes given up to Isurael ~Lassie and put in the hands of Bell the late alcaldc that Pettes gave them up to Hanna and my self to pay for a part of the Mules and horses put in the hands of his Brother which he had sold and used the proceed thereof by all means get possession of them and retaine it I am prossecuting Hanna and Massie but shall never get a Cent they have Conveyed their property as Cirtain as their is a god in heaven ,ve have never received one Cent from Pettes on account of the dro,·e of :Mules and Horses that he sold be- longing principally to my self do [not] let those Petteses deceive you I know them -from experiment to be bad men particularly that one that gave up those Negroes I had a fair trial with him at the mouth of the Brassos he lay sick at my encampment Three weeks I waited on him night an day gave him my Medicines my every thing After that I had a chance of knowing him again the man that has not grntitude put him down as a scoundrel and you are not often deceived, rest assured what I say to you soon or later you will verify my remark as to that Maj Pettes, I have sent you a Compleat power of Attorney do for me as you would do for your self I had many unhappy :i\foments as to the tmnsaction with Don .Manuel .Allouri I had made on the mind of Citizens of San .Antonio a good impression Barron de Ilastropp persuaded me to purchnse that prop- erty and stated to me that it hud sold for $5000 and that it was low at $750 which I paid for it when I left St Antonio there was due to me ut least $800 and the stock of articles on hand $2 to 300 I had in the hands of dravilo 4 .Mules had I any right under those Circumstances to expect that Dimmit Could Not at any time pay the $250 due to Facco also the House and Lot that Consider worth at the lowest mte $1.500 and Actually Rented for $:20.00 the quarter I consider Allouri and the Landlord of James E B Austin were among 10.000 also Mosquis and Don Victor Blanco told me that H Moc.leira did Not pay that freight that they would pay it and Don Victor· Blanco offered to do it before he stnrtecl to Monclover I have an exalted oppinion of both of those men however it is difi- cult to judge of that Nntion of people you know them better- than I do I am at times determined to run to the Country to sink or swim with you nnd if my poor Brothers family were provided for woulcl do it without hessitation· Since my arrival to the united States I have paid the Heirs of Harrison that excellent man that died nt the
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