City Mexico 30th April [1823]
Dear Friend
I had the pleasure this morning to receive your esteemed favour
dated Queretero 23d Instant, and I am glad to hear that you are thus
far on your long journey.
I have to acknowledge your particular friendship for the enclosed
letter to Seņor Arispe this is adding one more favour to the many
hundreds already received, I read your letter to Major Edwards
so far as it alluded to the land subject for which he begs to
acknowledge your friendship, and we are both pleased with the advise you
have given for us to pursue in getting our business closed as the
highest proof that we could give you of our intense approbation of
your plan I need only say to you that we lost no time in presenting
your letter to Al Seņor Arispe who appeared much pleased at
receiving a line from you on receiving it he smiled and said it was
from you before he opened it, on reading it he gave the highest
assurances of his friendship and promised to use his exertions on our
behalf in which I believe him to be sincere. It is our intention to
reward him handsomely for his trouble which in addition to what
you said to him on that subject we have given him further assurance
to that effect what appeared perfectly congenial to his feelings.
The Emperor left Tulancingo on the 20th instant and is to embark
in the British brig Thomas. Generals Bravo and Victoria are to set
for Mexico as soon as Iturbide sets sail.
General Gurera arrived at St Augustine on the 28th recovering of
his wound slowly.
business in congress goes on in the old stile business of every
description slow and maņana and passado maņana as usual.
There is nothing transpired here since your departure, should
anything occur worthy of remark you shall receive it without delay.
I have the pleasure to inform you that I am enjoying perfect
health tho feel considerable weakness in my right arm which you
may perceive from my great imperfection in my hand writing.
Please write me from every point when it may be convenient for
you to do so. Should it be in my power to serve you before or on my
return to the United States I assure you that you have nothing more
to do than to advise me of your wishes.
In whatever part of the world that chance may take you, you have
my warmest wishes for your health prosperity and happiness.
ROBERT LEFTWICH
P. S. I regret that you should have met with any difficulty on
your departure from Mexico believing that the man who kept our
horses treated you rascally I have taken my horses away and Rogers
has attempted to see him to day to ask an explanation of his conduct
but did not see him he charged me for two days more than my horses
was under his care which I would not pay.
R. L.
[Addressed:] Al Seņor Don Estovan Austin Monterey Tierra a
Texas. Maj Burne