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AMERICAN HISTORIC~ ASSOCIATION.
I have so long contemplated the Arrival of my son Stephen to at- tend my family to this Country, that I am truly distressed at this de- lay: and must depend on you to make with Mrs Austin the arrange- ments Should my Dear Son Not arrive in time Which god grant :May Not be the case all I can say is that . . [mutilated] Could leave Orleans . . . . which I have recvd Nothing . . . I cannot Express my mortification at his Misfortunes and detention, but, gods, will be don little.did I expect to be thus long deprived of the Company of my Dear family I am D Sr With esteem Yours MosEs AusTIN [Rubric] N B the appointment of the Counsel for this Territory vY as nomi- nated by the Assembly and the following Gentlemen were named- Auo CaouTAU . } 8AM 1 HAMMOND St Louis
CoLo Coon: M AusTIN JoHN ScoTT LAWYER St Genevieve JAMES MAXWELL JOHN Sll[YTH JoHN McARTHUR
The other members I can not Name
JOSEPH lumTICH TO MOSES AUSTIN Mine a Burton Received this 29 March 1813 from Moses Austin Es1f· Eight hundred and Seventy five pounds of Lead on acct of ·and order drawn by Lieutt, Walter Wilkinson's order in my favour for $28 or nine hundred and thirty three pd• of Lead
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I should not trouble you with any observations on the Renaut business, Was I not disposed to have the affair ajusted, wi\h out difficulty, could such a thing take place or be effected, With Jones I can say nothing more, I have recvd a most Billingsgate, letter, with denunciations against the Claim, and what, he will do, he says ~, it is in my power to prevent your realising .those Golden dreams and, believe, me, the, Inclinatwn, to, do, so, is not nor shall not be wanting.["] tlie Soul, of the man, is, Bpoken, in, this line, it, is, in, fact saying purchase me or I will act-the, Villing l I r Jones has ne.ver paid a Dollar in money or ui time spent, from the commence-
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