THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 1645 Our State constitution is to be published in this place on the 29 th • inst it is nn excellent one-no slaves are permitted to be intro- duced 6 mouths after its publication, which will give until the 29 th of next November to introduce them-No person can be born a slave in this State after the publication of the Constitution. If there are any persons in your part of the Country having Slaves, that wish .to remove here-/1,u?"NJ them on before the expiration of the time- I wish you to write me a lengthy letter and give me all the Neigh- bourhood news Any thing is interesting to me at this immense distance from you. Tell me some~hing about Elias's family. Mary -Adaline-Eliza-and Maria-remember me to them affectionately I neve1• hear from them-I suppose they have forgotten me too. Moses has lost a. fortune by not comeing out to this Country in time- tho it is not too late-if he comes by fall-Remember me affection- ately to my little N epltews nnd kiss my dear little "blue eyed JIary ,, for me-My respects to Mr Perry-brother sends his love to you and will write you by this opportunity- JA• B A.usTIN [Rubric] [Addressed:] Mrs. Emily M. Perry Potosi, Mail Missouri
AUSTIN TO JAlIBS F. PERRY
Austin May 26, 1827
Da BROTHER I recd yours giving a transcript of the opinion of the lawyers rela- tive to the Mine a Burton property, nnd it appearing that the pros- pect of recovering any thing is so remote and uncertain it probably '\vould cost more than it is·worth to attempt it-at all events I can not attend to it- Emily mentioned in one of her letters that you both had an idea of removing from the mines to some place and spoke of Arkansas-- If you close your business so as to leave the mines I hope you will not settle any where untill you have first visited this country I have not the least doubt that you will make a fortune if you come here. but of that you must judge fo1· yourself, a.nd to do so you must visit the Country, and I shall expect you in October next without fail- One month will bring you here by land through Arkansas, one month here to look round, and one to return is three months, nnd about three hundred dollars expence- and you will see the country generally from Potosi to this place- Our State Constitution is to be published in this place on the 29 of this month and Six months after that day the introduction of slaves is prohibited. No one can be born to slavery within the state after its publication It will be a. great speculation to bring in slaves
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