Sept 7th A. D. 1825.
Dr Sir;
I have taken considerable pains to find out whether or not the
Military claims contracted by the expedition of Gutierrez and Mener [Mina]
are sanctioned by the Government I have been informed by
the Most correct source that they are I have even taken the pains
to wride a journey of sumthing like 300 Miles to inform myself More
particularly on that subject and find from information that Military
claims that were contracted in the campaigns of either of these two
gentlemen have an advantage over others If you can give me any
further information on the subject I would be glad you would do
so as you have a better source of information I have also another
request to ask of you which is this to write me by Mr. Chance whether
or not the 6th 7th and 8th leagues in Bay Prarara are deeded away or
not or either of them I presume you have not reserved either of
them as I have understood you have relinquished your claims in
that section of the Country I have endeavoured to find out the
proprieters of those leagues but never found any I hope you will
therefore have no objection in letting me know whether they are
deeded away or not and who to and where the claimants reside I
am thus explicit because I do intend to lay my claims in this colony
if possible and am entitled to every advantage that the Government
allows me I am in hopes you will be candid and give me your
opinion for I do not wish to delay time untill the province is picked
and culled and then take the refuse when I am informed that
Military Claims have the prefferance which if so it is by an order of the
Govt and I have a right to provide for myself I think I recollect
sumthing of the kind in the old Colonization Law
I wish to do nothing but what is right in this case, and will loose
no pains in informing myself which I can probably do in Labahia
so that I may not Err I want to lay my Claim on the 7th and 8th
leagues in B. Prarara so that I may get off of your reserve
Aylett C. Buckner.
N B. Mr. Powel wishes to know whether you intend giving him
land or not and where he is willing to take that you intended for
Sarver he wishes you to inform him as soon as possible for he wants
to know where his land is to be if any that he May improve it he
says you made sum objection in Consequence of [which he?] talked
of going to the Guadaloupe but he says he has your letter to show
you offered him land sum time ago before you made any close of
your business he says you reinstated him upon the same footing as
at first.
A. C. Buckner.
[Addressed:] Colo S. F Austin San Felipe de Austin