The Austin Papers, Vol. 1 Pt. 1

THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 241 :M:utin Ruggl{\l, 'MaJ· Commanding 2.i Bal. 6tb Regm. M. T Militia Return of the Classes from the 2d Batt. 6 th Regmt pt Class-35 privates Equipt 2d Class-35 privates Eleven guns 3 Class-35 privates Twenty guns [Addressed:] Stephen F. Austin Adgt 6 th Regmt. M. T. Militia

MosEs AusT1N TO JAMES BnYAN, 1

Durham Hall Sepr· 2th • 1814

DEAR SoN Captain 1 Morgan has ·returned from St Genevieve and has recd· letters from Scott to Colo [Anthony] Butler in which he has made such a mention of the sufficiency of the security of myself and you and Stephen that little Doubt remains of obtaining the Negroes and Captain .Morgan starts on the morrow for St Louis and immediately returns to Herculanium and If you intend he shall have the Horse you mentiond· It will be necessary for you to make all the haste you can in sending him to that place to meet Captain Morgan on his . return I have stipulated with Captain Morgan to take 30 Negros on five years Credit 20 for myself and 10 for you but If he cannot ob- tain the number calculated we are to take as many less as to make half the number purchased for me¼ for you¼ for Captain Morgan in all to be 48 or 50 Negroes: 20 for me 10 for you 8 Captain Morgan and 10 for Wilkenson but as Wilkenson i.s not known in the purchase we are to each give of from the Number so as to give him a share, you will let Stephen know respecting the Horse immediately on the receipt of this letter- Mr. Wilkenson has his lead ready and wants .Morgans Only you must make all the expedition in your power to have yours ready or you will loose the freight and you Im.ow that will greatly disappoint us in our arrnngements'. Captain 1 Morgan will be at Herculaneum on Sunday evening and ·will go ·on to St Louis immediately the family are mending MosEs AusTIN [Rubric] [Addressed:] Mr. James Bryan Hazel Run • DuE Bn.L Due to G ,v. Treat or Beaver six hundred pounds of lead in ten days after date at my furnace house Mine A Burton 17 th Sept 1814 MosEs AusTIN [Rubric[

1 Original In posse"9lop ot Mrs. E)mm\!tt L, Perr¥,

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