L. B. Hawkins to James E. B. Austin, 08-03-1824
Summary: Commerce in Texas. Character of Mexican population.
Lexington [Kentucky]
Dear Sir Since last writing you I have prepared a Power of
Attorney to enable the Judge to do something in that Modeira
business I fear that Dimmit has [not?] done what I instructed him
Mosquis and his friend Donvictor both promised to aid him in the
collection of debt In fact they are honourably bound to pay the
money it was [with] them my Brother Contracted for the freight
of those articles and Not Modeira and fact Don Victor Blanco
offered to pay the Money before they left San Antonio and in a letter
from Mont Clover [Monclova] offered his services again to Collect
that Money I have No hesitation in believing that Mosquis and
Donvictor will not suffer me to loose that Money it was hardly
earned I paid out of my Own pocket at least $150 to vessels and
hands to endevor to get their Articles landed at the Guadaloop
Instead of the Colorado where My Brother agreed to land them,
that was done to save Carriage from the Colorado to San Antonio
this they know to be true under those Circumstances they ought
to feel themselves bound to pay that debt please get Judge Austin
and Allouri to sell the property also to Collect this Money Don
Manuel Allouri knows me to be a correct Man I must feel
satisfied that when I left St Antonio that I had Made more than ample
arrangement to have [illegible] debt paid I left in the hands of
Dimmit at least $1100 of claims On what the best men in Country
the Go. among the rest say if Sandovall paid Dimmit the money
god bless you
[Addressed:] James E. B. Austin Esq Herculanium Missouri Write often and ask your good Brother to do the same the loss [of] our Brother is not to be repaired to his or my family all our losses and disappointments on this world together dose not equal that