Nacogdoches June 24th 1830
Dr Sir
I wrote you by yesterdays mail though in the greatest haste and
having the present oportunity of immediate conveyance I again
request that you give me whatever information you may be in
possession of as to the business of this section what will be the result
as to buisness already commenced, I am fearful we have lost in
Padilla more than we will easily regain or perhaps more that we
will at all who is the comisioner destined for this place and what
do you think of his appointment viz do you think he will suit us.
From what I have heard of your health I think you-would
perhaps not do amiss to come and spend the sickly season with us on
the Ayish byou we will move in two or three days to that section
and would be sincerly glad If you could come and remain with us
until the season Changes I shall then take a tour through the
country and go to the Brazos I am desirous of seeing Mr. Fisher
and getting some information necessary for commencing the
coasting trade in the spring or sooner If practicable your letters
directed to this place will be received without delay should I not be
here.
Thomas F. McKinney [Rubric]
NB You mentioned somthing when I saw you last of the Chief
of Department having said to you somthing of the subject of
receiving the appointment of Xefe de Partido of this part of the Country
I hope the plan has not been abandoned I am sure you could render
invaluable services to this country You have some enimies from
envious principles but the large majority would be gratified with
an arrangement of that kind As soon as I arrived from the Brazos
I wrote a single letter to each of the districts recommending to them
to petition to you to come on with the Commissioner and to
subscribe to you for doing so subscriptions could not be circulated
before news arrived of the Comisioner leaving St Philepe though
considerably above a thousand Dollars were subscribed and three
times the amt would have been subscribed but on hearing he had left
St Philipe the matter was droped respt
McKinney [Rubric]