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<title>Stephen F. Austin to Luciano Garcia, 10-20-1823</title>
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Luciano Garcia
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Eugene Barker, ed., <hi rend="italic">Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1919: The Austin Papers</hi>, (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924), 3 vols., Vol 1, Part 1, pp. 702-703
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<p><add hand="#barker">Settlers will accept any form of government adopted by majority of the Nation, but prefer a federal republic.</add></p>
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<p>I would have carried your orders of the <date when="1823-09-09">9th of last September</date>,
relative to the collection of the general direct Tax into immediate
execution, but for the consideration that the second article of the
Colonization Law, says; that, during the six first years from the<pb n="703"/>
date of the concession, the colonists shall not pay tithes, excises or
Taxes under any denomination whatever. I should wish you to
have the kindness to give me your opinion upon this particular, and
I will comply with it at once, notwithstanding the poor
circumstances to which the <persName>settlers </persName>have been reduced by the <persName>Indians</persName>.</p>
<p><persName>Estevan F. Austin.</persName></p>
<p><placeName>Brazos River</placeName>, <date when="1823-10-20">October 20th, 1823</date>.</p>
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