The Austin Papers, Vol. 1 Pt. 1

230

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.

Quartel General de Bexar 16 de Sep• de 1813 Para dictar las providencias q'. demanda esta solicitud, me acom- paiiara el suplicante un Ymbentario q. exprese conla mayor claridad las cantidades sacadas vajo su responsiva en el tiempo que fue Abili- tado, el dinero y enceres que percivi6 de su anteces6r, y Distribucion que hedado a.ellas conforme alos Documentos que paran en supoder, como asi mismo las existencias que como dificiente le quedaron en. el acto dela Revolucion y el destino queles ha dado- Aruu:ooNoo [Rubric J°

MosEs AusTIN TO JAMES BRYAN

Mine a Burton Octbr 22 [18131]

DEAR SoN .. We expected you two days past I am in hopes this may find you on the road Mr Todd called last evening and requested me to make a statement of the quantity of Mineral I told him I had done so that is that what was hawled Over would make from 12 to 15 thou- sand he says that he can make up 4 loads more which he thinks will make up twenty thousand but I cannot hawl untill my Waggon is mended and Logan has forbid Mr Wheeler to work in the shop so that I am compleatly stop'd in my business Such treatment I can assure you I have Never recd from any man Such shamefuU treat- ment, in my life, Tripp and Logan are Cutting tool( ~) Wood and have purchased ·wheelers Blacksmith Tools-Todd wish to obtain my approbation to draw an order on you for 160 Dollars this I cpuld not do on any Account I expect he will Visit you this day MOSES AUSTIN NB the object of Logan and Tripp was to have taken of the Iron in the Shop to Commence business _with and Jett you and Stephen get it back as you could this I have stopd· by removing the Iron from the shop this day he claims all half the Iron at Herculaneum MA [Addressed]: J\1r James Bryan Herculaneum

Eow .ARD SHARP TO MosEs A usTIN

·Camden Novemr 11 th , 1813

DEA.RSra On the fifth Oct. last I enclosed to you. via Nashville two post notes of one hundred dollars ea.ch which I hope you have received before this, I was very suddenly called from home and detained much longer than I expected or you shou'd have heard from me ere this-on my return I found two letters from you, one of which con-

Powered by