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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
In the Box I sent you some time ago, I presume you found a par- tial genealogy of our Family commencing above a century back, which was given to Mr■ Holly, in Boston, by Mr Austin of that City, if [you] did not find it, in the Box Henry has a copy of it, and can fur- nish you with one-then there is a large blank to be filled up, and as yet I know not how it is to be done-Our Grandfather on the Austin side lived in Durham, in Connecticut, how he got there, or when, I know not, He had four Sons, and two daughters, Elijah, Moses, Archi- bald, and Stephen, Mra Eliott and Mr■ Bates, your Fathers family you of course know all about, and I presume more of the Bates family than myself, My Fathers children, you are acquainted, or if there is any particulars about them, that you wish to be informed about Henry will inform you, our Uncle Archibald left no children, and never heard of his having any, Stephen had one Son Charles, who is married, has a family of children, and lives in Florida, there were three daughters, of which there is only one living Mn Meigs, she has a large family, and live in this City, her Ivfother is very old and very poor, and lives with them, the Elliott family [ARCHIBALD AUSTIN]
PERRY'S BILLS
[In October, 1830, James F. Perry bought in Philadelphia a some- what complete stock of goods for the store which he was opening in Texas. These bills, most of them dated October 11, 1830, are omitted. The same is true of other bills of the next year, October 4-11, 1831.]
AUSTIN TO EJ,IAS R. WIGHTMAN
Mr E. R. WEIGHTMAN Dn Sm I wrote you two letters relative to J. R. Fisher and J aques's land informing you that Mr. Ira Ingram had led me into an error relative to Fishers tract, or else I misunderstood him- Fishers is on the East side and Jaques on the West of Prairie Creek next below Peyton- I also sent you a letter from Nelson relative to his quarter I wish you to come up, or send me all the returns of the surveys you have made I have only untill the first of Deer,, to finish my affairs and start for Saltillo. S F. AusTIN Oct. 13. 1830
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