THE AUSTIN PAPERS, 1631 be under obligations to you to forward by Mrs. McCormick. the plot of my lengue of land on Buffaloe Bayou, (or a copy of it) that I deposited in your Office. your compliance will lay me under many obligations. JonN R. fuRrus [Rubric]
AUSTIN TO COLONISTS.
NOTICE,
ls hereby given that every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs- day will be exclusively devoted to Closing the Concerns of the first Colony settled by the Empressario Stephen F. Austin until finished, a.ncl no other business will be attended to on those days either by the Empresario or Commsisioner on the other days of the Week appli- cations will be recd for Land in the new Colony of said Austin which must be presented to the Commissioner in the manner prescribed by Law- The following provisional regulation for fees on Land in the new Colony is adopted until the fee bill is recd from the Govt. and the settler will be liable to pay any that may be established over the fol- lowing rates. To the Commissioner Thirty Dollars on ench title above the quantity ot a Labor To the Empresarlo ditto ditto do do d<>:- To the Secretary Ten ditto do One half of the above fees must be paid on the presentation and admission of the petition and the other half on receipt of tho title- The petition and title must be on Stamped paper of the 3d Seal and the Copies on the 2d Seal which must be paid in Cash by the appli- cants.· .Surveying fees will be four dollars per mile to be settled by the Colonists with the Surveyors commissioned for the Colony. 'l'hese fees are independent of the acknowledgement of Thirty dollars per League due to the Govt. and payable within Six years. Sn felepe de Austin 16 th Apr 1827
BILL AND PRICE LIST
Colo, Stephen F. Austin, Dr., To Alex r Calvit. l 826
To 4 .loads of wood,-------------------------------- 15. 00 To hire or 2 Negro Men, 1 dny and found in Boating______ 3. (Y> To 1 Man 1½ clnys $1.50 do Oxen and Cnrt $4________________ 5. 5.1 To 110 lbs Beefe do 106 lbs @ 5 Cts_______________________ 10. SO To 1½ Bushells ot Corn Pr Indians_____________________________ 1. GO 25007°-24-VOL 2, PT 2--40
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