THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 247 .there- _I, will be. generous and if E-y prefers you to me my influence with her shall be yours--i. e. if she.is your object. 1Vrite .me the explanation you promis~. , Excuse this scrip manner and matter I am sick-toil worn; full of Business Adieu my dear fellow and if John Bull will give me his quietus beleive I die as I live Your friend Is.u.o L. BAKER .· [Addressed:] Stephen Fuller Austin, esquire Mine au Burton Upper Louisiana
MosES AUSTIN TO JA}[ES BRYAN
Durham Hall Jon" 6u. 1815
DEAR SoN Not a word from Stephen and Bruley ( 1) as Yet. .the Mail will nri:ive from Herculanm this evening and I hope for information I have been all this week geting in my hogs and After much time spent I shall be disappointed in the quantity expected, shall not have over 4 thousand. If you can lett me have 3 or 4 thousand I shall be willing to give a full price I have sen~ to Herculaneum and have a hope I may obtam a few thousand, but have my Doubts, I can not put my furnace on Blast untill my Pork is Killed, Captain M thinks Stephen Has made the Purchase-If so I shall·want Pork- M AUSTIN. [Addressed]: Mr. James Bryan Hazel Cottage
MosEs AusTIN TO JonN S BmcKEY 1
Mine a Burton Feby the·22n 4 1815
Copy of a memorandum of Mr Austin
Mr John S. Brickey I give you the following Memorandum by :which you will fully understand, what I wish you to take under your Charge; and to which your attention will be Directed. 1st You will make a mess Book in which you will enter this memo- randum as..a standing .order and in which you will enter the names of each_Negroe, in the Mess. The Messes you will number. You will
1 Orl~ina.l In posse3slon o! Mrs. Emmett L. Perr,.
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