New Orleans May 5th 1836

Col Stephen F Austin

Dear Sir

Father Muldoon of Mexico having forwarded us the certified copies of his titles to Eleven leagues of Land in Texas to be delivered you on payment of Five Thousand Dollars we have to advise that they are now in our possession and will be delivered on your complying with the conditions, we annex a copy of his letter to us, and also of an open letter, to you in our possession, which we think best to retain fearing that you may have left Washington City

J. W. Zacharie and Co.

Mexico— March 9th 1836—

Messrs. J. W. Zacharie and Co New Orleans

Gentlemen

The Amt of money say $5000, five Thousand Dollars which Genl S F. Austin advises me would be paid at your Counting House (upon my forwarding to same the authenticated Certificate of title to Eleven leagues of Land in Texas in my name and transfered to him by virtue of a Power of Atty—authorizing him so to do.) You will please hold—subject to the order of W S Parrott of this city, who will account to me for same, as I transmit in conformity to Gen Austins instructions through the Said W S Parrott the certified copy of my title to the 11 Sitios aforesaid, taken from the original register of the Land office in Texas and the only document given in Similar cases. The which Genl Austin had full power to dispose of

Presuming that you will conform yourselves to the present as if it was a letter or regular bill of Exchange and craving your reply through the same medium I have the honor to be Genln. Yr Most Obt Servt

Michael Muldoon

Mexico 9th March 1836

My Dear friend Genl Austin

Agreeably to your note I send you through Mr. Parrott a certified copy of the protocol now in the land office at San Felipe—signed by Mr Williams and Arciniega

I cannot accuse myself of any neglect in the fulfilment of my obligations with respect to those sitios having left all my Dues in the Colony for that purpose, paid the Government in whole and the surveyor in Part, with a letter of three hundred Dollars Mexican Currency—accepted by the very respectable Mr Wharton which I gave you, with, as also with powers to do what [you] might think proper for the final adjustment.

Now I beg leave to draw for the entire sum of—Five Thousand Dollars on the house of J. W. Zacharie and Co New Orleans in favor of the said W S Parrott Esqr of this City and Commerce

Michael Muldoon

[Addressed:] Col Stephen F Austin Washington D C mail