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AM:EIUCAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
before the time expires for as no more can be introduced those who are here in time will sell or hire very high Every thing you may have seen in the news papers relative to slaves being taken away from the settlers and freed is all false-the slaves in the country- within six months after the constitution is published will be slaves for life- If you ever think of coming to look at this country now is the time. I had reserved some choice tracts of land with a hope that you might have come out before, but there is still land enough and of first rate quality and well situated to be bad. The best time of the year to move here is in the fall so as to reach here in October. If you do not wish to go through Arkansas the best way to come next fall to look at us is in a Steam boat to Alex- andria, and thence on.horse back to this place, the road from ·there out is good and settled all the way except 50 miles at one place the distance from Alexandria out is about 300 miles Our prospects are very good as to crops, emigration, peace, gov- ernment etc etc. The state constitution is a very good one you may set down every thing you see in the news papers unfavourable to Texas as false, . remember me particularly to S. Perry, and to John P-and his wife and to all my old acquaintances-and kiss the children :for me- Love to Emily this letter is written to both of you- • S. F. AusTIN [Rubric] Mr James F. Perry [Addressed:] Mr. James F. Perry Potosi Missouri
CoNTRACT TO ~fA.KE A· DEED
Be it known that I, James E. B. Austin an Inhabitant 0£ Austins Colony do hereby bind and obligate myself my heirs and assigns to make unto Elias R. Wightman a deed for one fourth part of a league of land known as the Crownover league on the west side of the river Colorado, in Consideration of the same quantity of land deeded to me by said Wrightmun from off the League of ]and granted to him by the Mexican Government, the snid "'\Vight- man to have the prh-iledge of making choice of either quarter of the Sd League: The said title to be made as soon as the parties shall have made their respective selections- :May 26th 1827.
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JA• B AUSTIN
Samuel M Williams Attest Executed agreeably to contract
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