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THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
F A'IUS & ,vmn: TO AUSTIN •
_:·. ·. San folcpe D Austin June 25. 1827
Col. STEPHEN F. AosTIN
To Faris and.,vhite.Dr. Cnsh loned ----------------------------- ---------------------------- 8. 50 1 Bottle Porter .GO .2 Bottles and Brnn~Y---'""----·-------------------~- 3. 00 1 Hat $7.00 6 lbs Crnckcrs____________________________·_______________ S. 50 $20.00 "Willis A Ferris iJersonally ap·pcars before me 1vf. M. Battle. Alcd. for .Dist. 'of San F De Austin and m:ik<>s Oath to the within u/c. and that the Same is Just and tn1e. 5th of Novr. 1827. l\'.L 1\1 RAnLi;;. Al. D.Sn. F.D. Austin. Pay the within to M J3 Nuckol~ Nov. 5th. 1827 1829. April 15 Received 'payment F,rnrs AND ,v rr1TE' :M I3 NUCKOLS
. C. n. . PmrnosE. TO AUSTIN
Sim Felipe De Austin June 27 th 1827 Mr Penrose respectfully presents to Col. Austin, the following subjects for his ;consideration, ;md on which he would request an answer, whene,·er the Co 1'• convenience will permit- ,l st ,l\fr. P- in conjuncti.op. with a planter of Louisiana, proposes erecting in Texas, an extensive Distillery I for the manufactory of Rum, but as the law "Granting·certain privileges to the Citizens of Texas" nncler whic]~ l\fr I~- Wot~ld expect to import Mclasses for the mainta~inance of his Distillery, appC'ars to clash with a subse- quent law of the Gen 1 Govt, 1'1,r ~.to place the matter beyond a doubt would solicit from the ,Gpvt, .the privilege of. introducing from Louisiana or elsewhei;-e, an adequate supply of melasses, for a Term of vea1·s, free of duty, or untill the Citizens of the Colony who hnve turned their attention to th~ c-ultme of, the sugar cnne, could afford the material in. sufficient. abundance, when Mr. P- would pled~e himself to confine his purchases to the Colony-The capital which Mr. P- would i,nvc~t in th~ prosecution .of his design, would-be little short of $10.000 and as the greatest pnrt of that sum would be expended in the Colony-and as the houses nnd other fixtures when erected, ·would be .an important and valnnble acquisition to the Colony, .Mr. ~- would therefore, solicit the cooperation of Co 1 Austin in obtaining the privilege refe_red to. Should the Gen 1 Govt. grant Mr P- the privilege of introducing Free of duty-one hun- dred thousand Gallons·of ,:Melasses, annun1ly he would also suggest to Co( Austin, the reasono hleness of his asking nn exclusive privi- 25067°-24-voL 2, PT 2--'.12
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