355
THE AUSTIN PAPERS
known to You- I have in my possession a relick of her heroic husband which it would give me pleasure to transmit to her- WILLIAM AUSTIN P.S. Please address at this place
JAMES TREAT (?) TO AUSTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON
Memorandum
Confidential
Muskets.-
There are 960, muskets in New orleans: ·English, Tower proof-oz bore: a first rate article: which I can controul, if not sold, on receipt of orders, given for their delivery, from this place, which can go in a moment, through you, whenever an arrangement can be concluded as follows:
S5760.-
short price is 81920.-
960 Muskets____________·---·------ -·---- -- ---------68 1/3 for cash -----------·------------ 1/3 3 mot Credit___
1920 1920
1/3 may be merged in the loan________________
5.760.-
Should any portion of these be sold on receipt of the order that may be given, the balance, that are unsold (whatever be the number) may be de- livered instanter. -What L11ink you of this proposition ? ?- I doubt not these 960 Muskets remain unsold yet, but this I cannot, of course vouch for.- Again: There are 2000 Muskets here of same description, good article tower proof and ounce Ball or borc--The Holders ask for these $4.81 and would amt to S9620--They will not sell them, Except for part cash, and, balance satisfactory short paper. They refused making any proposition for the sale of them lo you or your Govnt· as they are very cautious pru- dent folks, and know nothing of Texas affairs. -Probably we can manage it here, to make an arrangement, for them, and deliver, them, at N. or- leans, as soon as they can be sent there, at the same price and terms; as the 960, first spoken of, on this paper-. This, I repeat I think we can· manage, provided you, the commissioners, think the good cause, will be promoted thereby by so doing - and you must understand, at same time, that the small Gain, in the operation, is not a sufficient object for us or any one to Embark in this last arrangement, Unless you should consider it an object to the Texian Governt. to send them on They can be shippd At once, and sent to N. orleans, and if all is right, go down to G. Bay at once-probably without discharging at all -The same vessel that takes these (if they go) can also take anything else you may have to send down from here- tell me what you think of the matter let. as regards the 960--and then as regards the 2000 here -If we can get
Powered by FlippingBook