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Jennings Encampment $150 for his guns Clothing and :Money that John Hanna used James E. B. Austin says in the letter from Herculn.nium that Trespa.lacious has deceived me, I made it a rule to Consult Baron de Bastropp in all Cases particularly in the Two grants of land received from him my Money and services was always at the command of the Baron he was the interpreter as I did not speak the lnnguage I£ I have been deceived it is not my fault it was the implicit confi- dence placed in the Baron he told me that the Governors title was good as a title Coming :from the head of department and that he was Compleatly authorized to Convey to any One five :Miles square he procured the grants and promised to have them properly recorded It was understood that I had the ellection in my power after seeing the -land granted If it did not meet my Expectations that I would change . them I took one on the West or south side of the Gaudaloope the other on the west side of Trinity including the improvement and ferry both at the upper Crossing of those Rivers I wished to hnve them changed to this side of the Brassos or laid at any point that you may think best I presume that they Cannot Le laid or located in your boundary John Botts is living on Reel river in Louisianna. raiseing Cotton Recollect that I appropriated to the benefit of the Troops of the Province of Texas $2500 worth of Tobacco and estab- lished a Tin factory at St antonio that was the Consideration for those grants Baron de Bastropp knows that that amount of the article was seized and put in the publick Stank [ estanco=ware- house J the citizens of St Antonio know the same uppon those grounds I presume the grants will be ratified by the government do on it what you think best. please write me often from the exalted terms in which I have heard my Brother speak of you I have full Confi- dence George has the same and it [is] her wish that you should be her Agent and do for her what you think best I will have her· Power of Attorney forwarded to you by the first chance please state to me Candidly if it would [be] prudent to take afomily to the settlement or not. I am anxious that Allouri should be paid he treated all the Americans kindly that came to the place and was very kind to me I have an exalted opinion of him you Certainly Can Compele Modeira to pay the Claim against him, had you a wife and children would you take them to the Province at this time particularly those that never have known what it was to undergo hardship or expo~ure in your letters answer this queary Candidly. I can brinu some good families particularly from Louisiana I have lately see; the Brother of Mr. Ingram the surveyor that resides at .New Orleans he speaks of removing to the Country say to his
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