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THE AUSTIN PAPERS.
JOSEPH FICKLIN TO MOSES AUSTIN. 1
Russellsville Ky Feb_18 th 1808.
DEAR Sm
. . . I hope you will attribute my Solicitude to a wish for your wellfar when I request you to pay less attention to the Slanders of your enemies and do not believe all you hear of your friend-In one Case I found out by a conversation on quite a different subject that you had been deceived with respect to what J uclge S said when he wished you to keep from his house this he did say but only on a certain occasion when he wished it not to be known or believed that you had been the cause of a certain vVarranty vs. Gentlemen in your Country because it would be believed that it was a peice of ilnature in you and the Good effect of the vVarranty would be lost and con- sidering the State of the country this precaution was very proper and might have come from your warmest friend and I hope if you have no other cause but th[is] you will cultivate the Judge as your friend. It was counted Good policy in the Ky Hunters not to disturb a bufl'elo when he had recvd a mortal wound because if they did he would give them much heap of trouble whereas if he was left to him- self he would soon die-· it [is] so with many of your enemies- they have receivd a vital wound in the infamy of Gen 1 vV[ilkinson] and A Burr and if [you] suffer them to rest they will soon cease to disturb you on the Contrary you may by attending to everythinf you hear for ever have trouble yourself and your friends too- 1 found a mason for you at four hundred Dollars or theabouts pr Anr.. as long as you agree say when he must come on . . . Wilkinson 1s at last Caught by the Testimony of D Clark- J FrcKLIN. [Addressed:] l\tloses Austin Esqr. St. Genevieve Louisana.
B1LL ANo PnrcF. L1sT
Maj Seth Hunt
To .Moses Austin Dr-
1805 August 22 To pd postage of letters__________________________
3. 16½
~·o pd for shoeing horse__________________________ 2.50 To pd bis board_________________________________ 15. 0 To t lb. Tea_______________________________ •----- 1.· 0 To Cash of Mr• Dodge_______________________.,.___ 50. O To Cash by J A u s t i n ______ .:, ______________________ 162. O To Cush pd Gewars ( ?) Negro____________________ 2. O
$21.GGl
'Orli;:lnal In possession or Mrs. Emmett L. Perry.
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