The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 10, July 1906 - April, 1907 Page: 193
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The Seat of Government of Texas. 193
or 40 miles below Bastrop at the Labahia crossing having a fine
quantity of pine and cedar timber at a moderately convenient dis-
tance surrounded by a fine healthy rich country, which ought not
to be over looked, and your commissioners expected to have re-
ceived and handed in a proposition, which will probably be handed
in by the persons interested in the site. There is in a short dis-
tance of the last mentioned place a large quantity of vacant lands.
The sites of San Felipe and Gonzales each having originally four
leagues appropriated which may be considered public property have
not been over looked, but neither of them being central and in want
of good timber do not come under the class having the strongest
claims.
Nashville, Tenoxticlan, the falls of the Brazos, and the situation
[repre]sented by Henry Austin on the West bank of the Colorado
possessing some advantages, do not come under the first class.
A proposition pointing out a site in the neighborhood of the
Sulphur Springs, North East of Washington, having good water
and timber with a large quantity of vacant lands in its vicinity is
expected and may be- handed in.
The difficulty 'of 'seeing and hearing from persons owning lands
in the vicinity of the different situations has rendered it impos-
sible in the time given, to place any proposition fairly before the
honorable congress; and your commissioners have no doubt that
much more advantageous certain and liberal propositions could have
been had if a longer time had been given and this important matter
would have been in a much better condition for the action of con-
gress.
J. A. Greer
John G. McGehce
Horatio Chriesman
J. W. Bunton
William Scurlock
Commissioners
Houston, Nov. 20, 1837.1
'Seat of Government Papers, MIS, in State Library. Following is a sum-
mary of the propositions accompanying the report:
Bastrop.-October 21, 1837, the people of Bastrop instructed their sen-
ator a.nd representatives in congress to relinquish to the government the
unappropriated part of the town tract containing about three leagues and
three quarters, and to transfer all moneys due on the sale of the town
lots heretofore made, amounting to about $7000. November 20, 1837, the
citizens of Mina county authorized John G. McGehee to pledge in addi-
tion to the foregoing two and one-fourth leagues of land, or five thousand
dollars.
Washington.-November 15, 1837, the Washington Town company made
the following offer, which because of its importance is here given in full:
"At a meeting of the proprietors of the Town of Washington held on
the 15th of November A D 1837 on motion of John W Hall it was unani-
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