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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION• .
JA1\IES SMALL TO AUSTIN .
This day personally appeared before me Stephen F. Austin Judge of this Jurisdiction James. Small who being sworn deposeth and testi[fi]eth that he was in possession of a certain certificate a land office bill drawn in favor of Oliver Jones by Sam lVI 'Williams in behalf of the Empresario Austin for twenty dollars, which bill was washed to pieces in the pocket of his clothes and entirely destroyed, further deposes he has never recd value for the same or any part thereof. San Felipe de Austin 6 th April 1826. JAl\IES B:orALL ·[Rubric] , Sworn to before me S. F. AusTIN :[Rubric] [On reverse] Rec 4 of S. F. Austin a receipt for twenty dollars in place of the within described that was lost. , JAMES SM.ALL [Rubric] [On margin] James Small receipt SAUCEDO TO JAMES E. B. AUSTIN Recivi de Dn Santiago Austin la cantidad de qnarenta y seis pesos seis y media reales resto del proclncto del papel sellado de la Villa de Sn Felipe de Austin en cl aiio pasado de 825, que ha remitido el encargado de este Ramo. Bexar 9 de Abril de 1826. JosE ANTONIO SAUCEDO [Rubric] Son 46 ps. 6½ rr.
HonERT DESHA TO AUSTIN
Gallatin Tennessee Ap 1 10th 1826
DEAR Sm, It has been about twelve years since I had the pleasure of seeing you and ere this you must nearly have forgotten me, as we were but seldom together. but you must recollect our having been on an expedition up the Illinois river together 1,mder the command of the late Gen 1 Howard-and of seeing each other in Lexington Ky-in the winter of 1814. and 15-from the above circumstances you will be enabled to recollect me I think-My friends and ac- quaintances Mr Ramsey L. Mason 1\{r Vinson and Mr McCall visits your country and will hand you this-They are all Gentlemen of the first respectability in this country-and any services you can
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