PAPERS oF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR 265 lent Depiitation of Texas" & notified Dewitt or' his agent of the same; & a.lso that, the bounds for said Colony would be defined by reason of a Commissioner who would be sent on for the purpose, & the colony be conducted, and the settlers to receive their lands in conform~ty with the Colonization Law passed 15. :March 1825. -----Note Dewitt Claimed according to the Grant l\Iacle to him. & Deleon Claimed in addition to the coast lands-or the 10 litteral leagues-viz-On the Lavaca to a point one League aboYe the crossing of Anistacio [Anastacio] road (old La Bahia road )-thence in a straight line to a point on the Guadalupe river Two Leagues above said road-thence-to the head of Coleto Creek, and down the same &c &c. Hence people were afraid to sett1e this disputed territory under either of the Empresarios. However under Dewitt there was 31. settlers found by the Commissioner (Dn. Jose Ato. Navarro) 1831-When he arriveo. at Gonzales & he made a representation to the Govt. who ordered him to put him in possession of the Lands corresponding to him, and ordered & decreed, that the remaning vacant lands should be in, & belong to the Colony of Deleon- (Note Dewitt's time for recieving settlers expired 26-l\Iarch 1831. Oct. 15-Dewitt Commissioned me Jas. Kerr surveyor of his Colony and con.stituted me his agent, and notified the Govt. of the same, and he returned to )Iissouri to bring on his family & settlers. &c.
1826.
January 6th.
I arrived at the place now Gonzales with a few individuals, and found there a l\Ir Berry :from Deleon's, with his famaly who had been there a few days I with Ur E R Weightman (who I Deputed a Surveyor Laid out and, established the Tow[n] of Gonzales, and done some other surveying-built cabbins, cleared land, and planted corn. 2d.- The Settlement destroyed by Indians, & Ur. John Weight- man killed. 26th. Dewitt arrived at the )Iouth of Lavaca with some famalies, and we established our selves at "The Lavaca Station"- Now Leonardo )Iauso's ranch & 21 miles up-Laid La- vaca, and made some arrangments to resume the _settle- ment at Gonzales 51
July ,,
See Powell next page 18.27. planted Corn on the Lavaca and Some of our men done the Same at Gonzales, & Capt. Lockhartt resumed surveying there. Thos powell landed at the )fouth of La Vaca about the time
"Named after the then Govr. of the State at the date of the Grant [note in document.]
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