San Felipe de Austin 13th May 1834

My Dear Brother

I enclose this to our beloved Pastor Father Muldoon through whose kindness I hope you will receive it knowing your anxiety to hear from us. Emily and myself both wrote to you a short time since by the way of New Orleans which I hope you have recd. We have not recd a line from you since you left Montary nor has there been any direct information recd of you since shortly after you arrived at the city of Mexico, our anxiety on your act. is very great— not through fear of any charges which can be brought against you as we have too much confidence in the Justness of the enlightened officers of the Mexican nation to think that they would treat you unjustly and knowing as we do that you have committed no offence, we fear not a fair exposetion of all your conduct but knowing the many severe attacks of diseas you have had caused from fatigue and exposure, we fear for your health but we still hope you are now on your way home and anticipate the happy moment when we may once more meet, the hour for the arrival of the mail today was looked for here In hopes that some intelligence would be recd of you but to our mortification not a word came, what can be the cause We cannot conceive. I left home ten days since the family were all well Emily enjoys tolerable health and all that is wanting to make her happy is your return once more the weather has been dry and fair so far and bids fair for a healthy season and good crops. Mr Pilgram still continues with us the children are very well. Stephen F Austin is going to school to him and begins to learn fast Col. Philips is in a very bad health it is doubtful whether he will recover. S. M. Williams left two weeks since for New Orleans, everything is going on here smoothly, a fair prospect for crops in every part of the colony and the passage of some Salutary Laws by the Congress of the State encourages us to look forward to prosperity and happiness.

By the last mail the Ayuntamiento of the Jurisdiction forwarded to the Genl Government a petition praying your release and informing them that you had done nothing but what you was expected and instructed to do.

May God bless and protect you and hasten your return to your relatives and friends is the sincere prayer of your affectionat Brother

[James F. Perry.]