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The assasin ·knew that every night the general retired in a Volante to his palace between one and two accompanied by the accountant of the Royal Treasury, D Clemente Trujill~he placed himself at the turn of a corner mounted upon a horse, and when the carriage ap- proached moving along as it allways did very slowly-he threw a lance at the breast of the General, which resulted in his death an hQur afterwards- No one suspected then that Quijano had had any part in this assassination-public opinion pointed to D Torevio del Mazo [ ?] a Spanish Officer who lived thirty leagues from the capital banished by order of Galvez of whom it was said he was a rival in love- The prob- abilities were indeed against l\farza and likewise public hatred-he had vainly boasted to the General that he came to Medina every night incognito by secret roads. there having magnificent horses posted The death of Don Lucas de Galves produced a terrible sensation in the Spanish Government-which used the most exquisite diligence to dis- cover the cause and authors of this crime-but neither the subtlety nor the dexterity of the Judges sent to Madrid and :Mexico to investigate the cause-neither the multitude of prisoners-or the cruelties they committed thro' mere suspicion, could reveal any thing certain- This action remained secret and unknown to all untiII the expiration of 12 or 14 years- Lopes confessed himself and his accomplices for revenge in not having obtained in all that the hand of th~ the [sic] Sister of Quijano which had been refused him under various pretexts" Translated by W W FRANKLIN [Addressed:] General Mirabeau B Lamar Brazoria
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No. 1968. SAMUEL A. ROBERTS TO LAMAR
Galveston Jany 26th 1841
DEAR GENL We have of late heard so many Contradictory reports about your health, movements &c that we know not what to think of the one or the other- the most authentic story for a time seemed to be that you were dangerously ill at Doct Hoxey's, and that you would not probably come any further- Upon this, Pa came to the determination going up to see if he could help or comfort you- Just as he was about to start, came a report that you had returned to Austin with your health much improved- We were at a stand still again, and so have we been ever since- I cannot find out by any enquiries I can make where you are-I shall give this letter to ~Ir Dawson who promises to see that it reaches you- The principal object of this letter is to tell you that your 10 acre lot on the Island has been levied on by the Sherriff to satisfy the Judgment obtained against you & Huntington at the last term- I have been to see the Sherriff, and shall attend at the sale to see that [it] is not sacrificed- By the late Statute upon the subject of executions, it can- not be sold unless it brings two thirds of its appraised value in cash- ,vithout any instructions from you, I shall take it upon myself to see that vou are not deprived of the benefit, of this Statute-and as tlle lot ,;ill not in all probability bring 2/3ds of its_~-alue, will D:ot be sold, but may be offerNl again upon the same cond1t10ns so that m the
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