Lavaca 3rd June 1835
Mr Gail Borden Jur-
Dear Sir. I have seen a prospectus for a paper "Telagraph" —dear
sr you will please put my name to it as a subscriber to be sent by mail and
on Receipt of first copy—I will send you $5.00
I have requested Major Southerland to give you $5-00—as you requested
fore repair of compass—etc. I and my family are in common hea[l]th,
Mary is and has been at School for some time—and has no little praise
from hir teacher and Schoolmates— I believe She Learns—prety well—
She—sends hir Respects to you and Mrs-Bordin—
Mr. B. Durbin goes to Sanfelepe to pay the fees—on a quarter League
No-3—above Smithes on Navidad— I—have directed him to you for
informatition, and to pay the whole amount of the States fees—to you if
you will recieve them—. from the deed I make out that the first payment
will not be due till 6th December Next—but I want Mr. Durbin to pay
all the state fees—now.
please write me all the news—say what you know about Austin,
Williams, etc. etc. And what is going on in the Interior.
We have news here that Colo Austin is at Liberty, and will probably be
in Monclova on the 20th- this Mo.— That Genl Santana has taken
Zacatecas. 700—Killd- and he took 2700 prisoners—then turned on his
heel and went toward to the South—to put down Genl Albares and Libertey
in that Section. We understand that Genl. Cos—has sent a copy of a
proclamation to all the Ayuntementos in texas—in which he says "there
is certain designing foreigners in Monclova exciting and creating rebellion
and Insulting the Sovreign Nation" etc. etc.
The Sale of 650 Leagues of Land by the State has caused much
excitement in these Settlements—so far as I have heard the people are not
willing to stand the pull If there was any way to help it—. What do
you believe Santana's Intentions are? I have Just received a new Land
Law, dated 2d may—(past)—It provides for all who are Now in texas
and who have not got any to recieve land acording to the Law of 24-march
1825—, by way of a commissioner Genl one for Each department of Texas
Shall be appointed, and those who come to the country Since—May 1832—
shall pay to the State 60-$ on a sitio of pasture, and five Dollars on each
Labore of Arable Land. I Leave home to day on a surveying tour in
deleon's Colony, and shall be gone- 4—or 5 week—. There has been a
great many more applications for Land in that Colony than the contract
calld for—his time was out 29th of April—but he has time granted to
have the Surveys, an titles made—
There has been more than 50—applicants since the contract was filld
who of course could not be recieved
Colo Dewitt Died some time ago in Monclova.
James Kerr