Nacogdoches oct 10, 1835
Dear Sir
yesterday arived Col Austins Letter giving the account of the Battle at
Gonsalles, and a Printed hand Bill this semes to unite all 3 Dayes a Go
we had a meeting at my house and we Subcribed 2100 Dollars to send in
to Purchas Guns, 8 of us Subcribed 2000 and Last Night the Comitty met
at my house and has Sant on Capt English to atland to the Purchas of
arms, he Left hear at 10 oclock at Night and he Bars the Express
taining Austens Letters So as, to have the Letters at San Auguteen by
twelve oclock to Day, as thear is to Be a meeting thear, I have had a
Part of the hand Bill translated and will have it Read to the Maxacans,
yeasterday I had a taulk with with Col. Bean and he has promised me to
try and Rase the Maxacans and go on with them, I have promised the
Maxacans 500 Dollar in Cash and all my influance will be yoused to Git
them—to unite and Joine the arme and at Present from what tauk I have
had I am in Good hopes, to Day 35, or 40 San Auguteen trupe Leave
hear for your assistance and about as maney more from this Place and I
am informed that we may Count on a hundread more from San Auguteen
and that Nabourhood thear is But one thing wanting hear to unite us all
that is to Convince the Cheafe and I hope you will youse your influance
with him and I wall No that all Depends on you and Gen Zavala for
Zavala Can influance him and then all will Go in togather hart and hand
So you and Zavala must Spar No Panes in this mater and the Cheafe Sayes
he will Be with you in 4 Days from this time he also informed me to Day
he will make a Short Stay in San Phillipia. I Give it as my advise that
If you Can Git him to Joine you in opinion that you will Git him to wright
and Sand his Letter By Express thear is a Bout 120 Good maxacans that
will Joine the Cause when I Commenced these few lines I Entended to Be
sent on to Dr Richerson and that he would Present It to you But
supposing him Gon on to Gonzalles I wright you
Jorge Anto Nixon Sind[ico]
your Express in forming us of your Prospect of 2000 from N Orleans
has just arrived and in a Bout 20 Minets Somthing like 100 man will Just
march on hors Back I have Just Been Speaking with Mr Berrey and he
for the first time has declard he will Sand an Express Back from San
Phillipia, he Seemes to Be in favour so I hope you will have But Littel
trubil in hast
Jorge Anto Nixon Sind.
[Addressed:] Col. Stephen F. Austin San Felipe de Austin