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men. And it is further agreed between the said parties to this Contract, that if it shall be found to conflict with any of the pro- visions of the acts aforesaid, it shall so far be considered null and void, and tlie Said Acts shall govern the Construction to be placed upon it, but this shall not be considered as extending to, or affecting any other part of this Contract, that may be Consistent with said Acts, which be and remain in full force. In testimony whereof, we have here unto set our hands and affixed our seals, at the City of Austin, this fifteenth day of Feb- ruary in the year of our Lord A. D. 1842.
Sam Houston H. Castro J. Jassaud
The Seal of the State Seal of Dep of State
attested by Anson Jones, Secretary of State of the Republic of T'exas 1 Colonization Pape1·s, Republic of Texas; also Proclamations of the Presulents, Republic of Texas, Texas State Library. 2 See Houston to Major General Howard, January 25, 1842. 3 John Jassaud was Henri Castro's partner in the colonial enterprise.
To WASHINGTON D. MILLER 1
Houston, 15th Feby 1842. My dear Miller, No opportunity until the present has offered since my return to tell you any news! On my arrival I had the happiness to meet my dear Wife in fine health, and not expecting my immediate arrival, so the surprise was quite agreeable. To me, my dear Friend, it was most surely a cause of joy unmingled with regrets. I made the trip in two hours less than four days. So you-see the mule did me honest service. I left and passed all company on the way. I was in sight of '\Vynnes on his arrival, tho' he had started one day sooner than I did! Since my arrival I have met with a gentleman direct from Mexico, who brought dispaches from Colo. Cooke, and the Santa Fe prisoners ! I will forward them to Colo Hockley for his information, tho' I feel that nothing can be done for them at the present. I feel that they will n?t be treated as harshly as was anticipated, if they should remam in quiet and by no act of theirs provoke, or irritate the Mexicans! Sant~ Anna will be governed by policy, as he is not yet firmly
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