TX, WC 4/3/1861

Brenham
April 3rd, 1861
 
Hon. C. Jones Compt.
 
H. H. Allen Esq who was appointed Engineer to examine the Washington County Rail Road is now here and passed over our Road to day and will on tomorrow pnpon his Report. The application for the loan and for the land bonus was forwarded to Genl Houston some time before his retirement from the Gubernatorial chair, and until I inquired of you at Austin I supposed the application had been duly filed with the Commissioners. I now enclose to you another application for the loan and that you will see Gov. Clark, and the Attorney Genl. and have the former appointment refilled and the application duly entered. We hope to forward within a few days, a favorable report. Confident that we have constructed a good and substantial Road. Your early attention to this much oblige.
Your obt svt
J. D. Giddings

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