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tomed. In Witness whereof, the Master or Purser of the said Brig hath affirmed to two Bills of Lading, all of this Tenor and Date; the one of which Bills being accomplished, the others to stand void. Dated in New Orleans the fourth Day of May 1810 JOHN BIGBY
RoBERT S. Tooo TO STEPHEN F. AusnN
Lexington J\'Iay 17 th 1810
You must excuse my not writing sooner, agreeable to promise but I must plead want of time as my excuse- I went to Shepherdsville and Bairdstown after I left you at Louisville and returned home by Shelbyville very much pleased with my trip- I met George Shannon at Shelbyville nnd stayed a dny or so with him. There is no news here as usual except that I saw Eliza P. this morning, the little girl you are so fond of, and I am very happy in letting you know she was in a very good state of health; Mrs. Nat Hart has a Son and has been very ill for several weeks but is now rather on the mend. I got n Letter from Tho Butler at Massac this :Morning he iptends Coming up this month, to see his friends and I think prob- ably he will resign at least I think he is wrong if he does not for he is now· spending his time for nothing: I intend quitting Mrs. Bodley in about six weeks and turn in to studying Law like a house afire, for I have already spent my time with very little Considera- tion- I wish I had known two or three years ago the value of time as well as I do now and I am sure I should have made a much better use of it- A Young man knows not the value of time untill it is past and then he sees his error. • I seen Betsey yesterday but she wns so guarded by her Mother and Sister that I Could get no Opportunity of speaking to her. I however intend making a movement Some of these days that shall astonish all of them. there is nothing like acting with decision in those Cases and I am very much mistaken if they clont experience Some of it shortly. I then intend Coming down some where in the Lower Country and try my fortune. I hope you will not neglect writing the first Opportunity or as soon as this Comes to hand ; All your Old Schoolmates or a good Many are going to the University again. · -. If you see any of my old friends down Your way give my respects to them and believe me RoBT: S : Tooo [Rubric) Stephen Austin Esq"· [Addressed :] Stephen Austin Esq"· St: Genevieve Louisiana.
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