The Austin Papers, Vol. 3

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THE AUSTIN PAPERS

W. RICHARDSON TO AUSTIN

GEN. AUSTIN Will please purchase for the medical and surgical department of Texas, the following additional supply of medicines, etc

4 Cases amputating (instruments), 4 trepheninr. do 4 do Pocket do 12 Gum elastic catheters ½lb Beeswax 161be Arrow root

6 do ground flax Seed 12 do, Simple cerate 16 rolls adhesive plaster 6 bed pans (metalic) 12 Epsom salts, 10. Rhubarb, 10. Calomel, 12. Bottles Quinine lib Opium

41ba Laudanum 4 do Paregoric 1 lb Tar Emet 2 Iba Ipecac, 6 Lunar Caustics 4 Jbs Castile Soap 1 lb red precip.

1 /2 do corrC'sive sublimate 2 bottles Cal. Magnesia, 6 Bowel Syringes 12. Bottles Caster Oil 6 lb1 Lint 6 Small wedgewood mortars and pestles

6 Files and spatulas 4 Iba Gum Arabic, Materials for six large tents, for the Sick, with blankets, for bedding, etc. W. RICHARDSON Surg. Gen. of the Army of Texas List of µiedicines purchased in N. Orleants Jan. 21. 1836-an additional supply will be needed from N. York S. F. AUSTIN

FINANCIAL Sl'ATEMENT-(No. 1)

Dr. The Commissioners of Texas in a/c with the Treasury Department of Texas. 1836 January ll. .. .. .. .. .. 18 To amount of Loan of llth January of $100,000. 10%_ _ __$20.000.00 " Donation of Messrs Yates and McIntyre, by A. J. Yates__ 125.00 " Proceeds of Benefit from the Camp Street Theatr • 150.00 " Nett proceeds of Loan of 18th January $50,000 40.000.00

$60,275.00

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