THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 255 you a Boy to remain with you, but I was absolutely clonbtfull he would git some injury, by Cold, but this day is something More Moderate and I have concluded to trust him with your horse I hope he may arrive safe We have Not heared a word from you since the Doct. returned I hope to God you have again recovered so as to be yourself again. can you send a load of Lead .to ~,fr Bates I inust raise the l\'foney for the Cape or I shall be in real distress. Mr Bates has made Use of all the Lead I have sent him Except the last smelt, and I have paid Captain Morgan 139 Dollars and to Stephen 150 Dollars to send to Kty which has so distressed me that I Shall I am fearfull suffur much unless I make up the money Immediately and to make things worse the furnace is so damaged she must be mended before I can make any more Lead and the General Courts meet at this place in_four Weeks. I shall be really distressed my pork has taken up about 350 DoUars all these things has press.cl me greatly If you can send a load to Mr Bates it will help greatly I hope you may be in a situation to Visit us this Week If the Weather will admitt. MosES AusTIN [Rubric] N. B. Stephen has had the measles but is now nearly well again your mother is as common-this extreem cold Weather put Business back greatly
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[Addressed] Mr. James Bryan Hazel Cottage
PoLtTICAL PLATFORM
(CIRCULAR)
[Printed broadside.] To the Citizens of Missouri Territory.
"The period of the next election of a delegate to represent you in the Congress of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your thoughts must be employed in desig- nating the person to be clothed with that important trust, I beg leave to make you a tender of my services, and to request that I may be considered as a candidate for your suffrage." Be assured fellow _citizens that this tender of my humble services has not been made, without a strict regFd to all the considerations appertaining to the relations, that binds a good citizen to his country.-Born a citizen of the United States, now by choice one of this territory: and being identified in the same interests, and political
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