THE AUSTIN PAPERS 457 muchos individuos y al interes publico-D y L Villa de A 17 de Julio de 1830-E F A
JAMES F. PERRY TO AUSTIN l I
Potosi Mo July the 18th 1830
Dr Sr I got home on the 12th June found all well with the addition of a fine Son. I would have wrote to you sooner but from the unsettled state of my business I heardly lrnew what to say. I find it wiJl be a tedious task to settle it all up and take more time than I expected, from the most moderate calculation S. Perry and myself made we ca.!.culated we had on hands lead to pay all the debts of the firm and have some left. S. Perry has returned he only sold part and from the present prices I am afraid there will not be enough to pay off the debts of the firm, which will derange my calculations verry much I will of necessity have to remain here untill they are all paid. We have a considerable sum in the Country but times !lre so dull and money so scarce it is verry dificult.to make collections I am anxious to move this fall but I find it will be imposible Emily is not willing to move in the spring for fear of siclm.ess for my part I think there woul~ be no danger if we could get there in March vr April, but I expect we will be governed by ·your advice. I sold our house and lots we live on to Hutchings for Bells notes and expect to sell another place in a few days to John Perry for goods to be rec 4 in Phila If I do so I will be in Phila the last of Sept. if l can get off if not I will send Mr Hunter with that we will have about 2000$ to lay out in goods in addition to our present stock which is not less than 3000$ we will try and get them in in the month of November. While on the bay you promissed to give me a copy of an endenture to take on our negroes, '\Vhich was forgot in th~ hurry. at St Felipe please send me one. from all the laws I see on the subject I am npprehensive an endenture on those under age would not be good we have Eight and only 3 or 4 of them is of age give me your advise on that matter to loose them after I get them there would be a serious loss to me. There has been a considerable stir here nbont Texas bnt the unsettled state of the Govrnt is a great obsticle. A good many talks of going but I doubt whether many will. move or not S. T Dnnklin ·sa.ys he will go to see it this fall I told him you had reserva a tract for him near the bay John Jones talks of starting in September by land When I read your letter which was recd in my absence stating the particulars of the grants you
• Orlglnul in possession of Mrs. E. L. Perry. 88370-28--30
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