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Stephen you will not _send any I have also Bought myself a Horse which will answer me for 60 Dollars-Stapels may come as soon as he pleases. all well at the Hall Expect you in a few days I hope Mr Elins Bates has much mend'd and that things goes on much better at Herculaneum I wish you to see If you can make a Contract for Corn If I can Purchase Corn at Herculaneum It will save all the Hawling as the Waggon could bring back a return Load with this expense I am inclined to think Stephen will make the Purchase of Negroes and in that case many buffelow Robs will be wanted and much provisions I shall want 600 bushells for Bread alone and 10 Thousand pound for Pork-You know that in the payments to Henry Schell the Silver must be taken and If Nothing better could be don I think we could Exchange 800 Dollars with Mr Duglass at St. Louis Mr Hnskal wrote Mr Elliott that he wanted a school-you may tell him that a school can be obtained for him on that subiect Mr Elliott has wrote him MOSES AUSTIN [Addressed:]· Mr. James Bryan Herculaneum
ELIAS BATES TO MOSES A UST IN
Herculaneum, Deer· 12 th 1814
DEAR Sm Your Draft in favour of J. T. Wilkinson for 3000 lb of lead I have paid-and have Allso paid him a Due Bill in favour of Burges for 240 lb of lead-which Mr "Wilkinson told me that you prQmised to give him; but if it does not meet you[r] approbation he is to Endorse it on a Receipt which I give him-he is to Settle with you the hawling of the •Same· - . I Enclose you a Letter-which I received from Mr Kerr you will bee so good as to give him an answer I send you the Accot of the lead sent in since I hnve been Sick By Mr Haynes two loads-of 50 und 35 Bars Each______________________ 3G30 By Mr Landers One d 0 -of 60__________________________________________ 2107 By Burr Brown One d 0 -of 53_________________________________________• 2213
7950 ELIAS BATES [Rubric]
I have paid Mr Mitchel the 566 lb Lead-
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[Addressed] ]\,Jr Moses Austin Mine Ilurton
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