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At a Meeting of the Shareholders of the New Washington
Association held pursuant to notice, at the offer of
James Treat, Secretary & Treasurer No. 12 [Seal?] St.
on the 30th of August 1836, at 6 o'clock P. M:

Present.
Samuel Swartwout, Walter Mead,
Stephen Sicard, Joseph Avenzana, Lorenzo de Zavala
by his attorney, James Treat.

Samuel Swartwout was called to the Chair,
and James Treat appointed Secretary.

The Minutes of the present meeting of the
Shareholders held on the 17th October, & 7th & 13th
November last. Were severally read, approved & signed.

The secretary then stated the Shareholders, that he
after due consultation with the Managers of the
Company, had advised fully & freely with the Texas
Agent, Jas. Morgan, previous to his departure from
this City, and given him full discretion to man-
age the Concerns of the association according
to his best judgement, and as he might deem
most for the interest of the Company, & according
as the state of things, & the political situation of the
Country might from time to time change & vary.
Subject always of course to the Articles of Association
& the Restrictions & instructions of the Shareholders,
& their Directors. That he, the said Secretary, has
from & after the departure of the said Jas Morgan,
communicated with him frequently & fully, Tho.
unofficially, but without giving any definite in-
structions in relation to further purchases of lands,
disposition of Town lots or general management of
the Concerns of the association, but confining
himself to such suggestion as from time to time
have occurred to him, believing, that the confidence
hitherto reposed & now undiminished in our said
agent, would fully justify a continuance of that
confidence until the country shall have settled