James Dill to Governor José Martínez
Telling of Illegal Immigration in the Ayish Bayou Region.

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Nacogdoches
January 31st 1822
Govinor José Martínez

Dr Sir

I inform you that thare is a number of people comeing in to the Countery & settleing between this place & the river Sabean on the Iish bayou & its adjacent waters without any kind of leave or purmision whatever & I Cannot tell who they are from Character, nor what their intesions maybe. as they do not so much as come forward to report themselves nor make any inquires what privileges [] government gaves, in respect of settleing the Countery yet I have reported frequently through them Settlements whare government have gaven purmision for emigrants to the Countery to settle Francesco-Gararo has made complaint to me that James Gains & Edmond Quirk have been runing surveys of land & have run through & taken in a considerable part of his land & I wish to know if government allows them that privilege.

–I am sir yours– respectfully

James Dill
4. August [], 1823.