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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
}AMES F. PERRY TO AUSTIN
Peach Point May 5 th 1835
DEAR BROTHER We received your letters of the 4 th and 10 th March We are verry much disapointed to learn that you are still detained in Mexico; when Mr. Grason returned we had no doubt but you would have been in Monclova long since but it apears we are still disapointed and now we can make no further calculation on anything We have [rejoiced?] beleaving you ware on your road home but for the future we will beleave nothing untill we see you, such procastination and disapointments are truely vexatious distressing- if we knew ,vhat to do for your releaf it would be don but we know not. I recd. a letter from Mr. Williams from Montclova stating he had solisited the Governor and the Congress [of the state] to interfer for your releaf which he had no doubt would be don, all of which I hope has been forwarded, write to us what can be don for your spedy dis- charge if money will answer any purpose we will leave nothing undon to 9btain it, although our faith is verry much shaken still we hope ·ear this reaches Mexico you will be on your way home. I shewed your letter to Mr. Grason he is now in this neighbourhood and is quit well Jack has recovered his health he is in San Filepe Emily and myself· have just returned from a trip up the country which I think has been of benefit to her health although she has not entirely recovered. I have made arrangements to settle our Dickison and clear Creek lands and within the course of the summer have the others settled We have about 65 or 70 acres in cotton this year but the [season] since the 1 st Mar has been ,so dry that prospects for crops are bad so far, I spoke to Whitesides about his power to collect Butlers debt he shewed me a paper which I presume you have seen which I think would be sufitient authority to him he also told me he had letters from him which was more particular on that subject so that I think there will be no difficulty on that score provided Butler has to come here to collect his money. I have never been able to make any collections of any consequence on your notes. Mr. Williams and Mr W H Jack both thought it was not best to commence suits on them. I intend to try some of them now and have little doubt of recovering. what is the state of your acct with John Austin and Austin and McKinstrey they have transfered several of notes belonging to you and are endeavouring to collect others. Williams and myself thought best to have all we could sloped and have taken steps to stop one on Westall and one on Mrs Jno Hall. Mrs. Austin says that Jno Austin Held an note of yours for 1100$ and with that you will be indebted to J no['s] Estate about 3000$ if your return still remains uncertain you had better inform me or Williams of the situation of your business with that Estate. there was only 100$
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