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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
awkward predicament - ~fcLeods hand and heart was ever open to the necessities of his friends - and the good that the one prompted & the other performed was forgotten in the impulse of the next moment - and passed forever from his mind Ch J Berger No. 2411 [184-?], AUSTIN'S COLONY, TEXAS. BEGINNINGS The Lively .i Austin's reception at San Antonio by Martines in 1821 Copy. 2 p. . . No. 2412 [18.i-?], "FREDONIAN WAR" Notes of Lamar upon the Fredonian War and the disturbances in 1832. A. Df. of Lamar, 2 p. No. 24.13 [184-? W. T. AUSTIN] JOHN AUSTIN 21 John Austin was born in New Haven Connecticut in the year 1801 - was educated in Norwich in the same State at an early age he went to New York & embarked in the Dry Goods business from thence to New Orleans, at which place he joined Longs Expedition to Mexico having the Commission and rank of Captain, he was with Genl. Long at the Capture & subsequent surrender of LaBahia (now Goliad) and with Long was taken a prisoner to Mexico, after some two years imprisonment the entire command were leberated and a very consider- able kindness was then extended to them by the Mexican authorities - up to the assassination of Genl. Long, thii;i circumstance caused the party to have suspicions a8 to the sincerity of the Mexicans the [sic] accordingly arranged with Mr. Pointsell (U. S. Minister at Mexico) for a passage in the U. S. Sloop of War John Adams to Norfolk, after securing a contract with Stephen F Austin (who had then just ob- tained the Grant for the Colony) to join him in Texas and participate with him in settling the Colony - Ac-cordingly John Austin came immediately from Norfolk to TeXlls and joined Stephen F Austin at Sanfelipe and aided him in settling the first Colony of three hundred families, he then entered into Copartnershin with James B. Austin brother of Stephen F for carrying on the Mercantile business at the lower part of the Brazos River. The [sicl erected a Cotten Gin & Mill for the comenience of the Pettlers & kept a Vessel running be- tween the Brazos anil New Orleans, this businesi- was discontinued in consequence of the death of Jas. B Austin in 1829, when John Aus- tin again dirrch•d his attention to locatin!!' Lands - In 1832 he com- manded the Texa,; Volunteers in the Rattle of Vel11i;:co which resulted in dislodg-ing the Garrison and drivini:r the Mexican soldiers from Texas. he resided at Brazoria at which place he died with Cholera in the month of July 1833 .. A. D.
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