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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
and now repeall it in writing, and that my confidence in him is in no way affected by such efforts-1 have written to him to transfer the eleven league tract of mine which is in his name to you or to me, or give some memoran- dum how that tract stands-it' was selected by me on the east side of colo- rado at the foot of the Mountains, surveyed by Sam. P Browne All these matters should be settled or reduced to writing so as to be understood in case of death-My object now is to close all my unsettled affairs, pay all debts and try to fix myself so as to be comfortable and in a situation to make my friends so-a few days with Williams aid will enable you to un- derstand how my affairs stand-but it must not be neglected and put off- attend to it at once and to the a/c with John Austin's estate as soon as Wil- 1iams returns and have all these things finished and put to writing--'- If I have heretofore been too careless and negligent as to such things, I shall in future be on the opposite extreme and press the closing of all my unsettled business, I therefore request that you will loose no time at all after Wil- liams return-attending to all these matters and closing them as fast as possible- s. F. AUSTIN [Rubric] To avoid all difficulty or misunderstanding in case of my death I will now say to you t:hat I intend to make a present to McKinny and Williams of the lot where their ware house is, and should I never return you will consider this a full authority to make that disposition of it-I will also state that I consider myself bound individually to refund to them the money they advanced to Grayson and Jack to go to Mexico and also for my drafts on them-the same as to the money advanced by J. H. Bell and yourself or any other of my friends for my assistance when in prison and under prose- cution in Mexico in the service of Texas S. F. AusT~N [Rubric] [Addressed:] Mr James F. Perry Peach Poinil
M. A. BRYAN TO J. F. PERRY
San Felipe de Austin Deer 30 th 1835
DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER I have nearly finished copying the transfers of Lands to Uncle from different individuals and will have them certified by the Judge and will send them down by the first safe hand. As yet I do not know whether I shall be able to get hold of Uncles titles to his land from the Solomons composing the council long enough to copy them or not. The council have determined not to open the Land Office; but as Doct Peebles is one of the commissioners who were appointed to take charge of the papers I may perhaps get them from him long enough to take a copy of them without the
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