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on the late firm of Bond Whitwell and Co New York which was punctually paid at maturity. The Notes I paid him on Philadelphia I have not since heard one word about from any party, nor did he when in England directly or indirectly allude to them. The Affidavit he so surreptiously obtained from me was given simply as a statement of ill)' conviction that he was in no way concerned with any of the New York or other Land Companies, but that his rights and Titles were based on property and respectability, and he otherwise took great pains to [show] me how necessary it was that he should not be considered a Land Speculat[or] which will account for his endorsement on the Scrip, the vagueness. of which I objected to, but he silenced that by declaring it[?] only alluded to his non-hability to perfect the property by Col- onizing. As regards the petty loan he so insiduously introduces into this affair:- on going down to Washington U. S. with him to see our Minister Mr Fox (who by the bye would not on any account consent to be introduced to him for reasons of which I am still ignorant) I bor- rowed a few hundred dollars from him, on our return to New York every cent of this loan with the extravagant interest of the day was re· turned· to him. I cannot conclude this too long letter to your Excellency without adverting to Mr. Woodward's long parade of his intended gen- erosity and munificent gift of Flour to Texas. He knew that I had on leaving New York orders from Virginia to buy a Cargo or two of Wheat in the north of Europe to ship to the U. S. he then proposed to me to send a Cargo to New Orleans to be ::ient from there to Galveston which would he said command there high prices: and if I would purchase and send one he would take a joint interest in the sale and for his shar~ of this purchase he would repay me with Arkansas Scrip "Of immense value and importance, coupled with other advantages beyond calculation." Not one word did he mention of giving the Texan people or Government one barrel of Flour-but rather dwelt on the profit he should make out of their pressing wants and necessities- Nor had 1 from that time to this any idea of his pretended liberality until I saw it mentioned in his letter to your Excellency. I see from N. Y. papers, he is now laboring hard to traduce and defame Texas, forgetting that for the last five years his mouth has been filled with her praises. I think his "maine" speculations will by and bye give him enough to do without atte[mpting ?] further frauds by making use of the name of Texas.
Iam Your excellencv's much obliged & obdt. Servant Jon Ikin [Endorsed] Jon Ikin. London ,lune 4th 1840
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His Excy
Genl Lamar. Austin
Texas Recd & forwd. by Your Ob St
N eworleans
Wm Bryan
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