If your avocalions will permil, I should like to hear from you- I should like to know what beyond a morbid feeling has aroused you (for it may be lwo monlhs before I can gel hack) and of whal il is you complain in me- And he assured great as is my affliction under your censure-greater is my eslecm for you; and no matter whal may be the exerlions of my enemies; 110 malter what you may believe necessary as your course toward me-and no matter what I may suffer-I will disappoint their hearts expectation; for long long ago have l sworn eternal friendship-long ago have I sworn, come what will, come what may never lo forgel Lhe confidence which once exisled between us, and all the machinations of hell shall not change my purpose nor my delerminalion- Therefore write to me and do so freely- send your letter to Mr Toby and he will send it lo me in the weslern country where l am bound from here. I am pleased to say that the idea of your being made Lhe Presidenl of our Infanl republic is well received in Lhis Counlry, and il will tend very much to give characler and confidence to our new inslitulions-and God grant you may succeed- I hope a betler slate of feelings wiJl take place helween you and McKinney- he does nol know you so well as I do-nor has he perhaps the same obligation upon him thal I have on me lo bear your rebukes, and even your injuries if I am doomed lo receive them-but I feel persuaded that under less excited feelings he is desirous of doing you juslice. Nothing would afford me more lrue salisfaclion than to learn that all misunderslanding between you and him was buried in oblivion. Suffer me again to intreat you, to let me hear from you-and permit me to warn you from lhe snares and traps that designing friends are anxious to put under your feel-I have used the word friends, aJtho. as reconciled enemies I de nol believe they ever will be found friends- yet heaven grant they may be, and truly friends in need- Presenl my kindness to your sister, to Mr. Perry and the children, and accept the assurance of my never varying esteem and friendship under all circumstances. Samuel M Williams Stephen F Austin Esqr [Not by Austin: I Delivered to me by Col. Bernard Bee al My brother in laws Peach point october 1, 1836.-Sunclay- I was then loo unwell to accompany Col Bee and Grayson up lo congress al Colombia
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