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in defence of our Republican and Natural rights, Republican institutions and principles against despotism-That Just, Holy and Omnipotent Judge who ever decides in favor of the rightious cause, will be our sword and our shield and The Texians will be as safe as the Israelites in the land of the Philistines With such a cause we shall Command the Sympathies of our Republican friends in the North and of the friends of freedom throughout the World Should Santa Anna march against us with the Mexican army-The Republicans in the South will rise and make a cliversi-on in our favor a Grand Dinner and BaH were got up for the occasion on two days notice in a Manner very creditable to the Committee and port-the only thing I did not like was 7$ a head for ball and supper and 30 more for a decent suit of clothes which I had not and could have done without There were 60 covers and despite the short notice the table was three times filled by men alone In the evening the long room was filled to a Jam at least 60 or 80 ladies who danced the sun up and the Oyster Creek girls would not have quit then had not the room been wanted for breakfast-you never saw such enthusiasm Mrs. Phelps is here with Almira and the hvo Miss .Munsons, they go home today-Stephen left last night to be at S Felipe on the way to correct the proof sheets of the address and then to to St Felipe lo close our land business-within a year every league will be worth 40,000$-1 will write the girls from home Perhaps in time for this Fathers blessing upon his children and Sister · Your Brothe_r [Henry Austin] Say to my clear daughters I found their affecti?nate letters here on my return from Perrys, have had scarcely time to read, much less answer them. I shall get part of my crop off for N Orleans within six weeks, I order the product to you except so much as may be indispensable to my own wants, at present I h_ave not enough money to buy a good horse ~nd no one se~ls on credit With this you ought to receive the handh1ll and newspapers giving all particulars . dont send the guns to Tailer . [Addressed:] Mrs M Austrn Holley Lexington Ken lucky-Mail Postmark New Orleans Sep. 27 Recd. Oct. 11, 1835
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