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THE AUSTIN PAPERS..
ELIAS BATES TO STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
Herculaneum Septr 15-1815
DEAR STEPHEN I receiv 4 your pr mail ·and Notice the Contents I will giv:e 6.50 for all the lead you have to sell at preasant you have not Acknowl- eclg4 my last letter I wish an answer: perhaps if you delay it to long I May Engage in some Other Business-this liveing in Sus- pence Continually is not very agreeable I wish to Engage in some- thing that will bee perminant that I may furnish myself with a hous~that will not Drowned me every time it raines-and as to Building I shall not think of in the Unsetled Situation I am in at preasant There [are] great exertions made to draw all the lead from this ·place to the New: Town abov~ I have furnished the Shott for Catron upon your letter by him to me Say $200 doll worth I hope You will Send Me the lead to replace what I have Made use of to make the Shott you mentioned in a few days pray do not let the few days bee too long for it may be a greate Injury to me If I arp. disappointed Your Affec friend and Coz Et.us BATES [Rubric.] [Addressed:] ~Ir Stephen F Austin Mine A Burton
JOHN RICE JONES TO STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
Sir/ Please to pay Mr Benjn Elliott nine Dollars and twenty five Cents, which I will credit on your Ace bill to me.-l•t Octr 1815 J NO RICE JONES M~ Stephen·F Austin-Mine a Burton
BILL .AND PRICE LIST
STEPHEN F. AusTIN
To Christian ,Vilt Dr
1815 July 30 To 1 pint whiskeY-----------------------------------------$ .25 Augt 7 " 1 pair coarse shoes for Boy______________________________ 2. 00 " 10 " ½ quire Letter paper_____________________________________ 25 " 19 "Cash lent______________________________________________ 6.00 " 21 " 12 lbs Sugar____________ @ 831-------------------------- 4. 00 " 30 "½ quire Letter paper_____________________________________ 25 Sept. 8 " 1 cow Biele____________________________________________ 25 " 21 " ·Cash paid your orcler to w• Ficklin---------------------- 10. 00 " 25 " 1 pair Pumps___________________________________________ 2. 75 Oct. 2 "½lb.powder----------------.--------------------------- 50
$20. 25
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