THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1455 The hire of McCoy ------------------------------------ $30. 00 Borrowed from Keller for---------------------------------------- 2 lBbL Pork.._______________________ •_____________________ 13$ 4Gnlls. Whiskey_________________________________________ 6- 1 Keg Sdr__________________________________________ 2- 1 BarreL_____________________________________________ 1
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22.00 $52.00
[Addressed:] Col. Stephen F. Austin San Felipe de A pr. Keller Your Brother borrowed some time since 5$ from Keller which he is in want of if convenient with you. J. A.
JoHN SmLEY TO AUSTIN
Natchitoches Septr 15tll 1826
Sm I Accidentally met a Man who says he lives in your Neighbourhood who will bring you a few papers such as in a hurry I can Scramble together. I have been confined by Sickness some Months during which I have had no opportunity of writing or knowing of any conveyance to you-I understand some arrangements are taking place for an exchange of Mails between Mexico and the United Stat.es-- Since the rising of Congress the public papers are less interesting, they are all filled with the 4 th of July Proceedings and on the subject of the Remarkable Coincident in the almost simultaneous death of. the ex President Adams and Jefferson on that day.-Our country from Sabine to St. Croix seem engaged in detising and executing Internal improvements The canal cross the Base of Cape Florida will be important; Indeed all of them the ohio canal, with one End near the City of Cincinati the other Cleveland on Lake Eri, the Chesepeak and Deleware Canal, the Cape Cod Canal. one from Michi- gan to Islenois, and an hundred others; going on and talked about as well as the great Panama Cana.I. a Number of Railed way Roads and Turn Pikes are going on; the great Road from Washington to New Orleans will soon commence. Our Manufactures seem to keep pace with other improvements. A Steam Boat Navigation will Certainly be extended up Red River (perhaps) to New Mexico. In Our Parish without seeming to be sickly there has been a Number of deaths 25067°-24-VOL 2, PT 2---29
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