San Felipe de Austin 13th May 1834
My Dear Brother
I enclose this to our beloved Pastor Father Muldoon through
whose kindness I hope you will receive it knowing your anxiety to
hear from us. Emily and myself both wrote to you a short time
since by the way of New Orleans which I hope you have recd. We
have not recd a line from you since you left Montary nor has there
been any direct information recd of you since shortly after you
arrived at the city of Mexico, our anxiety on your act. is very great—
not through fear of any charges which can be brought against you
as we have too much confidence in the Justness of the enlightened
officers of the Mexican nation to think that they would treat you
unjustly and knowing as we do that you have committed no offence,
we fear not a fair exposetion of all your conduct but knowing the
many severe attacks of diseas you have had caused from fatigue and
exposure, we fear for your health but we still hope you are now
on your way home and anticipate the happy moment when we may
once more meet, the hour for the arrival of the mail today was
looked for here In hopes that some intelligence would be recd of
you but to our mortification not a word came, what can be the
cause We cannot conceive. I left home ten days since the family
were all well Emily enjoys tolerable health and all that is wanting
to make her happy is your return once more the weather has been
dry and fair so far and bids fair for a healthy season and good
crops. Mr Pilgram still continues with us the children are very
well. Stephen F Austin is going to school to him and begins to
learn fast Col. Philips is in a very bad health it is doubtful
whether he will recover. S. M. Williams left two weeks since for
New Orleans, everything is going on here smoothly, a fair
prospect for crops in every part of the colony and the passage of some
Salutary Laws by the Congress of the State encourages us to look
forward to prosperity and happiness.
By the last mail the Ayuntamiento of the Jurisdiction forwarded
to the Genl Government a petition praying your release and
informing them that you had done nothing but what you was expected
and instructed to do.
May God bless and protect you and hasten your return to your
relatives and friends is the sincere prayer of your affectionat
Brother
[James F. Perry.]