Minutes and Discourse, 3 May 1844

goes out of office in December ’Tis thought he will be re-elected. There are many speculators who wish to have the annexed to the to raise the price of land. He had sold seen 4000 acres sold for $20,00. There are no sales. Many speculators possess 100,000 acres of land. There are many speculators in &c who married [carried?] their slaves to . They want to get away from . There is no sale for land or negroes and they want to get away. thought the would not be annexed to the . The Texian government offered certain principles for protection. I made a proposition to to give or sell us a [p. [221]]