THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 225 ment of this transaction, and from his letter I soon gather that he is detet·mined not to pay a Dollar, and yet expects to hold ¼ under an Original contract between Maj. Hunt and himself, which he lmowes was never carried into execution by him, I also find that he dis- believes that I am called on to pay 2647½ Dollares, the purchase money for my ¼ of the last half of said Claim, and th~t he intends paying nothing, You know that I have advanced all the money that has been paid and from mony Drawn from the funds of Moses Austin and Co and now because I call on him to say-Whether he intends to consider himself interested Equal with myself in the purchase of the Inst half and provide for the same say thirteen hundred and Twenty three·Dollars and fifty Cents-I am answered in a most Billingsgate -Style. If Jones·has a Claim on Maj Hunt, for a ¼ so be. it, I- have nothing to do with that contract I- only, speak of, my contract ,vith Maj Hunt in which I have offered, Jones, an equal part with myself, Conditioned as above, I have made no stipulations with Hunt for r.ny disposal of either, Jr;nes, or, hi-8 0 ontract, how can any man of common understanding say that I have acted in any way improper with, Jones, when I gave him an oppertunity to injoy with myself an equal participation if ·he thought proper to come forward and make the preper advance If, he, will, not, accept, I cannot, make, him . I have said thus much to you th1t hereafter I may have it in my power to face; M1n, or, any, Other, man, in Vindication of my Con- duct, should it be called in question- I have one other observation to make a.s respect Jones and I have don, If Jones considers his Contract with Hunt valid, Why accuse me of not Securing his interests in the Claim any act of mine could not have changed his Standing. with Maj Hunt unless he thought proper to approve the same, and that he would not have don, so, is, clear, in as much as he objects paying or making his advance, on the purchacc, and I alone am bound to Maj Hunt for the consequences, Such conduct is "'\Vith out a parallel I am Sr Yours MosES AusTIN [Rubric] again If Jones, had no expectations of being called on to pay, his share on the last purchase money of the last half how came it to pass that he made a provision in the contract With you that you should pay all further and Other expenses that should Arrise on said Claims • from ·the day of making said Contracts in writing to me on this sub- ject he say-" I have sold a part of my Share in the Re.naut Claim to Mr Wm Scott the conditions of which I will ex,lain to you when ,ve meet" this explanatun has never taken place and I have only agreed to Said Snle conditionally. Now Sr forward to me John Rice
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