J. F. Buchetti to S. M. Williams, 11-08-1827


Summary: Will not be priest for the colony, but Austin wishes him to teach Spanish there.


Hacienda de Carrizal, the 8th 9ber 1827

Mr. Samuel W. Williams,

Dear Sir I have received your esteemed of the 10th of September by the way of Mr. Ybarra and to which I answer albut immediately. I learn in it, that you are very busy, and that the colony has sufered a good deal of feaver, and that you have wrote to your friends for the seeds in question etc Colonel Austin is here, en Saltillo, and has talked with Ybarra on the subject of the seeds, and I too, I had three large conversations with him on the subject of my former letters to him advising him that I had renounced my project of going to the brazos, as a minister, etc he upon the whole, was very satisfied with me. But he told me that he should be glad if I would go thither to establish a Spanish school, that he had solicited a Spanish Master for that purpose in the U. S. and could obtain none, that, at his arrival, he will try, (according to his wishes) to form a school, to Justify a teacher, and he would write me the result, and that in the meantime I would continue to write you both from time to time. As he has told me that you take the News paper called the Eagle, I shall tell you nothing of politics because you will see in that paper all what is passing of interesting; altho I might advise you to discontinue the subscription of that one to subscribe to the Sun which is better and cheaper.

Since I have left Saltillo I was told by a good authority that the Provisor has named a priest to go to yours parts, and the Colonel told me he would go and see him on the subject.

This, Dear sir, is all what I can write worth of your notice, seing that the Colonel will inform you of all and he will not difer his return. in the meantime I remain your very respectfull and obedient servant

Juan Francisco Buchetti.

N. B. if through leasure you oblige me to write me again Dirrect me your letters through Mr Ybarra as you have done this last one

J. F. B.