PAPERS OF l\IIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR 255 use }Ir Powell however made his escape on Boad [sic] of a Vessel in the Bay De Witt :finding the De Leon's troublesome neighbors and its being urged that he had stopped within the 10 Border Leagues Removed his little colony to the town of Gonzales where they have remained nevertheless having Difficulties Continually with De Leon , who cairned [sic] to colonise Considerably above the Border Leagues and through his influence succeeded in l\laturing some Grants within De Leon's Colony-
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No. 1637 [183-?], R[ICHARDJ R. R[OYALL], [HOUSTON? TEXAS] Notes upon the ["Battle of Medina obtained from Frank Johnstone."] A. Df. 3 p. No. 1638 [183-?, 1\1. B. LAMAR, HOUSTON? TEXAS]. "DELEGATES.
TO THE STATE CONGRESS" 27 Delegates to the State CONGRESS
First was J. Francisco Medaro,2 8 residing at Palmyra West of·the Riogrande-
Next S. F Austin was his succes~or- Oliver Jones was Austins successor-
When the Dept of Nacogdoches was established, John Durst- was the- Delegate, the first & last- Grant was in the last state Congress from the Dept of Coahuila; he resided at Parras- Pepartmt of Saltillio-of Monclova Coahuila and the Dept of, the- Riogrande- Trespelacios ; 29 Guitans, Saucedo, Musquiz The first political Chief of Nacogdoches Departmt, was Roag 30 -for-• eign from Europe, a merchant there of some capital-· The first Delegate to the General National Congress, was Victor Blanco-his successor was Jose Maria Viesca, brother of Govr Viesca;. both elected at the same time. [Endorsed] From Col Williamson
21 A. D. "l\latlero. ""Trespalacios. 80 Rueg.
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