Lexington [Kentucky] August 3 1824
James E. B. Austin
Dear Sir Since last writing you I have prepared a Power of
Attorney to enable the Judge to do something in that Modeira
business I fear that Dimmit has [not?] done what I instructed him
Mosquis and his friend Donvictor both promised to aid him in the
collection of debt In fact they are honourably bound to pay the
money it was [with] them my Brother Contracted for the freight
of those articles and Not Modeira and fact Don Victor Blanco
offered to pay the Money before they left San Antonio and in a letter
from Mont Clover [Monclova] offered his services again to Collect
that Money I have No hesitation in believing that Mosquis and
Donvictor will not suffer me to loose that Money it was hardly
earned I paid out of my Own pocket at least $150 to vessels and
hands to endevor to get their Articles landed at the Guadaloop
Instead of the Colorado where My Brother agreed to land them,
that was done to save Carriage from the Colorado to San Antonio
this they know to be true under those Circumstances they ought
to feel themselves bound to pay that debt please get Judge Austin
and Allouri to sell the property also to Collect this Money Don
Manuel Allouri knows me to be a correct Man I must feel
satisfied that when I left St Antonio that I had Made more than ample
arrangement to have [illegible] debt paid I left in the hands of
Dimmit at least $1100 of claims On what the best men in Country
the Go. among the rest say if Sandovall paid Dimmit the money
I loaned him and what has become of him, If his own Country Men
after the services rendered them will de[a]l so dishonest it is a
misfortune I had rather beg my bread than live among men that you
cannot make a transaction with without being deceived by them I
can say with truth that the only honest men in the Two Citties are
Don Erasmo Don Allouri Don Victor Blanco and Don E. Mosquis
. . . [torn] did the Don Doctor hewitson ever pay Dimmit for the
gold Watch which I let him have I should like to know what has
become of the Doctor if married to some lady that any man can have
access to who has a little cash I fear that is his fate before this period
at Mon Clover I have so many things to say that I am at a loss
what to say first please speek of me to our friends in San Antonio
affectionately particularly Baron de Bastropp
god bless you
L. B. Hawkins
[Addressed:] James E. B. Austin Esq Herculanium Missouri
Write often and ask your good Brother to do the same the loss
[of] our Brother is not to be repaired to his or my family all our
losses and disappointments on this world together dose not equal
that
L. B. Hawkins.