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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
WILLIAM w. ALSBURY TO AUSTIN
DR SIR I send you by Simon the seed of the green tree or Ratama likewise some scions of the same Monthly rose runing rose and white and red rose some privy quinces Yellow fig chickasaw plumb Granada and horse raddish WM. WIRT ALSBURY [Addressed:J Col S F Austin
AUSTIN TO ]AMES F. PERRY
I send Simon with an assortment of scions etc, the seed of the Ratama tree should be carefully planted about the first of February As regards shrubbery·etc-you must bear in mind the fact-Which is, that without care and attention it is labor lost to plant them. The labor that would only be worth fifty dollars a year, and a common share of taste in such matters, will add one thousand dollars to the value and double that to the comfort of such a situation as you have, Send Austin to Brazoria to receive from the Julius Ceasar the trunks and boxes of stationary that Toby shipped for the Government and tell him to bring or send them up here in the Steam boat without delay- I send the Bill of lading-give it to Austin and.money to pay the freight
Take care of Bees horse and sell him if you can- [Addressed:J Mr James F. Perry Peach point [Endorsed by Perry:) 18th Deer. 1836
WILLIAM G. HALL TO AUSTIN
[Columbia, December 20, 1836. See Calendar.)
STOCK CERTIFICATE
TEXAS RAIL ROAD, NAVIGATION, AND BANKING COMPANY
No. 4 •
3100 Shares
WHEREAS the Congress of the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS did, on the sixteenth day of December, one tho1uand eight lwndred and thirty six, grant to BRANCH T. ARCHER AND JAMES COLLINSWORTH, and their associates and assigns, a Charter of lncorporalion, under the name and style of the "TEXAS RAIL ROAD, NAVIGATION, AND BANKJNG COMPANY," which associates are the persons signing belo11J, and 11Jho are
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