Duplicate Orig: per Hetta
New Orleans June 2nd 1830
Colonel Stephen F. Austin,
My Dear Sir, The object of the present communication being
one of considerable Interest to me, I have to beg you will address me
by the first opportunity, freely and candidly in relation to the
political aspect of the affairs of your Colony— My Stand is taken, and
the moment you say my services are required I obey the summons,
but unless you can as a friend advise me to bring my family the
ensuing fall, I shall decide upon leaving them in this Country—
of course I shall be undecided how to act until I hear from you—
From the observations in the public prints, I must suppose that
the Government are no longer willing to pursue the same course
of liberal conduct towards the Colonies they have heretofore, and
therefore as a colonist I wish to know the attitude we will assume
with sentiments of the highest respect and sincere regard I remain
your friend and obedient servant
S. Rhoads Fisher-
June 13th: 1830
My Dear Sir,
The foregoing you will perceive is duplicate, and as I shall leave
here in a day or two, on my way to my family in Northumberland,
Penna: I cannot refrain from again saying I am an "Austinian," and
urging you to write me whatever may Interest us to know-
By a notice in one of the late papers I perceive Colonel Fisher
the collector for the port of Galveston requires vessels to furnish
him with their manifests at the mouth of the Brasos, as this will
subject me to delay on my voyage from Philadelphia to Matagorda,
I should feel indebted to you to ask Colonel Fisher if I cannot go
direct to Matagorda, and forward him the Manifest to such point as
he may direct—
Remember Colonel on you I depend for the successful result of
my petition, and hope soon to hear from you on the subject, as
also upon any commercial changes the Government may see proper
to make—
Lest you may not receive the paper, I copy the following
paragraph from the Argus of 11th: Inst:—
Texas—The National Gazette publishes extracts from an official paper
submitted to the Mexican Congress in secret session, by the secretary of
state, the tenor of which is extremely hostile to the American settlers in
Texas.