THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1293 above, that he is a gentleman of respectability, and that his deposition is entitled to full credit. Given under my hand and Seal of Office as Parish Judge in and for the Paresh of Rapide this 20 th March 1826 • . TH C. ScoTT Par. Judge
2. THOMAS HOOPER
United Stats of america and State of Louisiana Parish of Rappide this the 20 th day of march 1826 this day appeared before me Gilbert Legra5.'3 a Justice of the peace in and for the said Parish Thomas Hooper who being duly .sworn according to .the laws of said state, did depose that he was acquainted with Doctor Imla, Keep in the years 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822; ~823, •1824 That he was his near neighbour and had as he believes a pretty general Knowledge of his affairs. During the years of 1819 or 1820 this deponent is not confident which, Dr. Keep had an extensive practice and was for a time a popular Physician, so much so this deponent·was induced to engage him for the succeeding year as his family Physician, but he proved so unsuccessful in his practice and became so ve1'.1J unpopular in those families in which he practiced that he considered him so tm- safe That altho Dr. Keep owed this deponent the sum of ninety dollars, and he agreed to attend ·the deponents family for .said sum of ninety dollars, he gave up the said debt to Dr. Keep and em- ployed other Physicians in his place when occasion required, altho Dr. Keep was receiving the pay •of ·said suin for the same.· The deponent further states that he verily believes that Doctor Keeps practice after the first yearhe came in the country was not worth five hundred dollars per annum.· The deponent further states that during the latter part 6£ the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty four the deponent started from this Parish in Compa~y with Dr. Keep and Colo_nel Gross's family and that they arrived at Col. Gross's residence in the Providence [sic] of Texas on the 24 th or 25 th of December the deponent is uncertain which and was present when Dr. Keep and Col. Gross attempted to make a settlement, that the deponent understood from the parties that Dr. Keep upon settlement fell in debt to Col. Gross to a very considerable amount and that Col. Gross gave a bill for goods which Dr. Keep was to fill in New Orleans for the amount of two or three thousand dollars the de- ponent does not remember which but believes the latter, which money the deponent understood was in the hands of Dr. Keep and belonging to Col. Gross. The deponent further understood·from the pnrties that a partner- ship was to be entered into after Dr. Keeps return from New Or-
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