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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION•
MosES AusTIN TO MRS. EMILY BRYAN
Durham Hall Octbr 12 1816
DE.AR CHILD I ho.ve an opportunity to send Mary Austin down to you I hope tihe may be of some help Your Mother will be witli you I suppose in a Day or [two] and will say everything to you resp[ecting] Mary, that will be necessary When[ever] you think proper I will send her back . . . I do intend to visit you While your :Mother is with you If I can, but _I am a Slave that can only leave home only when my Master says the word-Which is not many times a year. [Tell Mr·] Bryan that he can sell I think all his Shares in St Genevieve that he doth not wish to hold in the bank I hope he may however hold Ten at least 111r Arther told me yesterday that Henry Elliott would take some of them [should] he make a visit to St Genevieve I think he could sell as m:my as he wishes and should he do so the Bill of Sale he makes is such as -I have inclosed which is all he Wants- I intend to make you a complimt of fi.ve shares as soon as I can I wish I could make out the money Now kiss the Dear Boy for me and give my love and respects to Mr Bryan MOSES AUSTIN I do not ·wish any of my family should refuse To pay up such shares as they may hold and When "the Bank is under way it_will be of great advantage to-all of-u&- MA [Addressed:] Mru'Emily Bryan Hazel Cottage
BILL AND PRICE LIST
Mr· Stephen F Austin
In a/c Curent With -Benjamin Elliott
1815 August 13 To 1 Glass punch____________________________________ " To 1 (ft. whisky______________________________________
. 50 . 50
Sept 12 '.l'o Cash·--------------------------------------------- " To Subscription for ball 20 SevL______ _________________ 2. 50 ,January 19 " Ball Bill ------------------------------------------ 2 50 2 " Supper whisky etc_________________________________ 87! Augst 5 " 1 p'· whisky_______________________________________ . 25 " " Supper______________ ------------------------------ 371 " ". i Gallon wllisky ___________________________________ 1 00 50
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