San Felipe de Austin April 2d, 1833
Mr. N. Cox
Dr Sir. I reed, your esteemed favor of 1 ult. recommending Doctor
Spaulding It will give me great pleasure to do any thing in my
power to promote the views of the Docter. He stoped at Matagorda
and I have not yet had the pleasure of seeing him.
It is highly gratifying to me that you and Mr. Sanders approve
of my conduct in relation to the settlement of the business of our
mutual friend J. H. Hawkins' estate.
After the many years of labor and hardships and perplexities I
have undergone in this country by which I have secured a handsome
fortune for the heirs, I was not prepared to receive censure from any
of them, because I thought that I did not merit it. Edmund, I fear,
received incorrect impressions from some persons who are unfriendly
to me, but I think they are removed now and that he is very well
satisfied.
It would be gratifying for me to receive assurances from Mr. Haws,
and from Geo. N. Hawkins that they were satisfied with the
settlement and with my conduct I have always viewed J. H. Hawkins
more like a brother than any thing else. I am however well aware
that it is very difficult for persons at a distance, who live in a well
organised community to form a correct idea of the trouble, or labor,
or difficulties of doing business in this country of the kind I have been
engaged in.
Your approbation is very gratifying indeed for I prise your
opinions very highly.
I am endeavoring to close all my affairs and totally withdraw
myself from public matters or politics—it is not so easy to do, as at first
appeard.
Our convention has met and will no doubt apply to the national
congress for the admission of Texas into the mexican union as a State.
I think the application will be granted. I believe it is very necessary
to save this country from ruin. We are now able to sustain A State
Govt, and no country ever required one more than this.
S. F. Austin [Rubric]