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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
leave Pleas to write me without fail I will address you at Saltillo by next mail more fully on Every Subject about which you would like to be informed whether I go on or not my family is in fine health and the colony in general H. H. LEAGUE [Rubric] [Addressed:] Col. Stephen F Austin San Antonio Coahuila &., Texas :M. . <\nY ,v. ELus 1·0 AusTrN
Sept 3 1827, Franklin County, Ala
Col AusTrN
DEAR srn I am the wife of Judge Ellis from Alabama he went to Texas to Collect a debt clue from Col pettus which debt he was security for and pettus r:tn away from here and left him to pay) and I wish you to state to Judge Ellis if he dont Come home directly he will have his property sold for pettus the ballance due is usery that part I suppose pettus will not pay Col Pettus has treated Judge Ellis veary ill and bad about it) I have not herd from my husband since the 30 of may for god sake let me know what has become of him since that time and whare he is if he is Urn.re let his see this letter for god sake write me and let me know and if he is dead take care of his property untill I can se.nd for it this from apoore woman that [is] in the deepist destress pray write a.mediately and direct your letter to Tuscumby :franklin County Alabama and I will take it as agreat favor ~L\RY w ELLIS . [Addressed:] 25 Paid The P. M. at Nachitoches will plen.se forward this by the first safe hand. Col. Stephen F. Austin Province of Texas Via Nachitoches State of Louisiania
C. B. PENROSE TO AUSTIN
·San Felipe de Austin Sep 10 th 1827
DEAR sm I have, for some weeks past, waited for some communication from you, respecting by business, but my expectations have been disap- pointed, Your last letter found me on the eve of departure :for the Bay-and ns you th~n mentioned _your intention of i~mediately returning to San Fehpe, I thought 1t unnecessary to wr1te.-Upon my return to Town, I found you had prolonged your stay in San Antonio, and as there was a pressure of oth~r and important busin.ess, I felt an unwillingness to obtrude my _b1!smess upon your attent:on, b quent events increased that unwillingness, and I have wmted su t~ tly witill the arrival of today's mail, in the hopes of your pa ien
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