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THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
AUSTIN TO POLITICAL CHIEF
[Austin's Blotter, as cited.] sobre papel sellado
En cumplimiento con el oficio orden de V. S. fecha 19 de diciembre po.po. relativa a las cuentas de papel sellado incluyo a V.S. la cuenta del papel sellado habilitado en esta colonia desde su prin- cipio y del dinero recibido en esta Receptoria sobre este Ramo, por lo qual parece que se ha habilitado 8 del sello 1 °. 385 del sello 2°. 409 del sello 3°. y dos del sello 4°. v:alor 830 p•. 1r. de que son datas el 4p% dehonorario 33 p• 1r. 2 quartillas, valor 804 pliegos de papel a rason de una quartilla cn.<la pliego 25 p•. 1 r dinero remitido de este Ramo por Santiago Austin 23 de Junio de 1825 para cumplir con la orden del Exmo Sor Gobernador 725 pesos, quedan en este receptoria en Villetes de Banco de los Estados Unidos del Norte 46 pesos 6r 2 quartillas-Es con mucho dificultad que se consigue dinero enreales efectivos aqui rason que los emigrados trahen ville- tes de Bancos por ser mas liger y seguro su transporte y es poco que trahen aun de estos--Conla primera ocasion remitire los 46 pesos 6 rs. 2 quartillas-Dios y Libertad- • S F de A 11 de Enero de 1826- E FA Sor Gefe del Departamento
NOTICE OF OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY
NOTICE
Deeming it to be the duty of every man to deal with perfect Can- dour with his fellow Citizens as regards his pecuniary situation, and also as an act of justice to my family to prevent them from being improperly harrassed by the presecution of unjust claims against the property brought by them to this Country I have Con- sidered it to be my duty to give public notice that the Negroes and property brought by myself and family to this Colony, are actually and bona fide the property of my ,vife and Children, being in part the dotal estate of my Wife given to her by her parents and brought into the Marriage as her own individual property, and the balance is to make up for such parts of my Wifes said dotal estate as had been used and disposed of by me and was conveyed to my said Wife and children by a regular deed of trust bearing date 20 december 1820 and which deed is on record in the office of the Parish Judo-e of Rapide in Louisiana, and also in the Office of Stephen F. Austin Judge of this Colony, therefore no Claims whatever against me can
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