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PAPERS OJ<' l\frn.IBE.,u BuoNAPARTE LA rAR
No. .140
1832 Jm1e 26, J. :MORGAN TO J. A 'rI J
v\~allaces on Trinity River June 26. 1832. Tuesday
apt. Jno. Austin, Dear Sir,
The foregoing' i the Copy of a letter from apt. Johnson whicll he reqnested me to forward by expre · to you- I shall send one e.....:press by land via red fi h Bar-the other by water..!- Tl'.usting that yon will fall in with Cap pilman who will give directions where to rendezvouz with the ve el and Cannon I•ineed ·say nothin"' further than in case you do not ee him, you can proceed in safety with the vessel within 2 or 3 miles of Round point, where I will communicate· with you immediately. Round point' is a mile ifr two below the fort of Anahuac and as we shall be on the Constant lookout for you· will oon board you -after you are in sight
i·cspectfully,
& in haste Yrs trly, J. Morgan
[Addressed]
[Endor ed]
"Capt. John Austin, ·· on board Sehr Brazoria,
F. W Johnson.
Cap Spilman
Braso1;ia"-
1832 Jitne .28, .CITIZE JS• )IEETI ~G At a meeting of the citizens of the rarvadad Karancawa and La Vacca settlements, in Austin's Colony, held at :Mr. Tho . Menefee's, ~laj. George Sutherland was called to the chair, and G. Borden Jun appointed secretary. When i\Ir. Wm. iienefee read a -communication 2 from a tanding cominittee at Brazoria, being a history of the tran action at Anahuac; and the ituation of affair at Brazoria. :Mr. l\fenefee al o read the resolutions entered into by a large meeting of citizens on Turtle bayou; and made some remarks respecting the movement of the volunteers, who had marched to the mouth of the Brazo River; and also, explanetary of the meeting. On 1\lotion, l\Ie srs. Ja . Kerr, Frances , el1 , \\ m. :Menefee, John . Caldwell, John Andrews and Gail Borden Jun. were ap- pointed a committee to draft resolutions; being directed to report forthwith; and after retiring a hort time, made the following re- port, which was received, and unanimously adopted. Wherea the minds of the people in some parts of the colony, are much disturbed by the improper . proceedings, and male f sic] ad-
'No. 138. 'No. 133.
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