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AMER.ICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
will secure for me the two Leagues of Land above mentioned-:Mr Huff also mentioned that you spoke of letting me have a grant for seven Leagues of Land to be located in the wood-land between the Brazos and Bernard, on conditions, etc, etc,-·I assure you Sir, I con- sider those offers flattering and worthy the attention of any man- and shall endeavor to avail myself of them, and hope by my feeble exertions .to promote the prosperity of the Colony, in some degree to deserve something-I say to you candidly, that when·I settle my family in your Colony, I shall be extremely solicitous to have ns neighbors, a few respectable·acquaintances etc, from this vecinity- who will be anxious to move·with me-all of which I wish you to bear in mind-And that I shall endeavour to take along friends of . Capital-who will take with them the means of advancing the im- portance of the Country-1\Jr Huff requests me to say to you that he will procure for you and take out with him, the Articles which he promised you.- Wm. JOHNSON. Honbl, Stephen F. Austin-Province of Texas--
Dn. JOHN SIBLEY TO AUSTIN
Natchitoches Novr 21 st 1824
Dr Sm. A few minutes ago I accidentally ineet with the bearer l\fr Alcorn who is going to Leave here in an hour. I have but little time to write you and in a hurry to Bundle up for you a few News paper'3. I have some time ago received from l\1r• Robinson the Widow of the Late Doctor Robinson a power of Att' to pursue a Claim on the Mexican·Government for the Services of her Husband as Brigadier General in the Service of that Government • When the Doctor left that_Country his Account was settled and the Government allowed him twenty thousand dollars, he became acquainted with vVilliam Alexander Danlin who had been Sometime in the Service of that Country. Mr Danlin informed the Doctor that by the death of his Father property had been left to him in· l\1ississippi and Indiana in Lands and Negroes to the value of $20,000. he gave Dr Robinson a power .to receive that property in the United States and·the Doctor Authorized him to Receive his Claim on the Mexican Govt by way of Exchange; but the Doctor Could never find any property of Danlin's here; Mn. Robinson is Anxious to know if Danlin Recd the Doctors Claim and if nQt to Notify the· proper department of. the fraud of Danlin and to prevent if possible his receiving i'.t.-
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