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No. 28. By Teodoro Riveroll. 1833. 
No. 29. By Baron Rackwitz (Racknitz ?). 1833. (See no. 2, above.) 
3. “1822-1856. Baja California. Dispositions relative to colonization 
and unappropriated lands of that territory.” 81 ff. 
Legajo 2. 1821-1856. Expedientes 4-5. 
4. “Indices of business respecting colonization and unappropriated 
lands (terrenos baldios) in Texas.” 1821-1836. 25 ff. 
(An alphabetical list of expedientes formed in the Section of Fomento for 
the period.) 
5. “ Various matters relating to Estévan F. Austin and divers others ”’, 
etc. 1821-1835. About 300 ff. 
(Arranged here in chronological order, unlike the file.) 
“1821. The Commandant-General ad interim of the Provinces of 
the East gives an account, with documentation, of the. status of 
the project of settling the Province of Texas with 300 families ”’, 
mc. 36 i, 
(The date of the commandant’s report is Dec. 15, 1821. The enclosed cor- 
respondence comprises some fifteen documents, the earliest of which is 
Moses Austin’s petition of Dec. 26, 1820.) 
“1822. Copies and originals of communications of Don Estévan 
Austin to the Supreme Government.” 47 ff. 
(Some 20 documents covering the period from Jan., 1821, to Dec., 1822. 
They include a letter of introduction of Austin to Iturbide by James 
Wilkinson, May 15, 1822; memorial by Austin to the Mexican Congress, 
Mexico, May 13, 1822; Austin to Herrera, minister of foreign relations, 
May 25, 1822; proceedings of the government while Austin was in 
Mexico, etc.) 
“1822. Representation of the provincial deputation of the four 
{ Provincias] de Oriente relative to the establishment in the vicin- 
ity of Béjar of 300 families by the American Moses Austin.” 42 ff. 
“1823. Don Estévan F. Austin, asking permission to introduce 300 
families into the province of Texas.” 40 ff. 
(Original correspondence of Austin with the minister of foreign relations, 
and dispositions of that department. 1823-1824.) 
“1824. Don E. Austin soliciting a letter of citizenship.” 2 ff. 
“1825, 1826, and 1828. Documents relative to Sefior Stephen F. 
Austin.” 18 ff. 
(Ten documents for the period named, dealing with the opening of a port 
at Galveston, importation and exportation of goods, and Austin’s appli- 
cation for permission to bring in 200 more families.) 
“ 1829. Don Estévan F. Austin, relative to conceding him privilege 
for ten years to introduce all necessary articles into the Colony of 
Texas free of duties.” Jan. 12, 1829. 2 ff. 
“1831. The President of the Commission of Justice of the Chamber 
of Representatives, relative to sending to him a copy of the con- 
cession made to Don Estévan F. Austin to colonize Texas in vir- 
tue of the order of Congress of April, 1823.” 4 ff. 
‘1832. The Ayuntamiento of the villa de Austin, requesting that 
measures be taken to promote that colony.” 
‘1833. Circular informing various States that Don Estévan F. 
Austin has disappeared from this capital and charging them that 
in case he should pass through their respective territories, they 
shall cause him to come to this Capital; with safe conduct, in order 
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