New Orleans May 5th 1836
Col Stephen F Austin
Dear Sir
Father Muldoon of Mexico having forwarded us the certified copies of
his titles to Eleven leagues of Land in Texas to be delivered you on
payment of Five Thousand Dollars we have to advise that they are now in our
possession and will be delivered on your complying with the conditions, we
annex a copy of his letter to us, and also of an open letter, to you in our
possession, which we think best to retain fearing that you may have left
Washington City
J. W. Zacharie and Co.
Mexico— March 9th 1836—
Messrs. J. W. Zacharie and Co New Orleans
Gentlemen
The Amt of money say $5000, five Thousand Dollars which Genl S F.
Austin advises me would be paid at your Counting House (upon my
forwarding to same the authenticated Certificate of title to Eleven leagues of
Land in Texas in my name and transfered to him by virtue of a Power of
Atty—authorizing him so to do.) You will please hold—subject to the
order of W S Parrott of this city, who will account to me for same, as I
transmit in conformity to Gen Austins instructions through the Said W S
Parrott the certified copy of my title to the 11 Sitios aforesaid, taken from
the original register of the Land office in Texas and the only document
given in Similar cases. The which Genl Austin had full power to
dispose of
Presuming that you will conform yourselves to the present as if it was a
letter or regular bill of Exchange and craving your reply through the same
medium I have the honor to be Genln. Yr Most Obt Servt
Michael Muldoon
Mexico 9th March 1836
My Dear friend Genl Austin
Agreeably to your note I send you through Mr. Parrott a certified copy of
the protocol now in the land office at San Felipe—signed by Mr Williams
and Arciniega
I cannot accuse myself of any neglect in the fulfilment of my obligations
with respect to those sitios having left all my Dues in the Colony for that
purpose, paid the Government in whole and the surveyor in Part, with a
letter of three hundred Dollars Mexican Currency—accepted by the very
respectable Mr Wharton which I gave you, with, as also with powers to do
what [you] might think proper for the final adjustment.
Now I beg leave to draw for the entire sum of—Five Thousand Dollars
on the house of J. W. Zacharie and Co New Orleans in favor of the said W S
Parrott Esqr of this City and Commerce
Michael Muldoon
[Addressed:] Col Stephen F Austin Washington D C mail