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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
STEPHEN F AUSTIN TO JAMES BRYAN
[1816 !] 1
DR BROTHER
I have paid the $100 to Col Hammond and my Father wrote me that Pet.tit wanted Some shot I have 1000 on hand made out of Lead sent in by my Father which I will let him have on your account as soon as I go out. John W Honey when he returned from St Louis brought down my note from MJr "'\Vilson which I took up and expect to pay you for it in the manner above stated, that is 100$ to Col Hammond and the Balance to Pettit in Shot I expect Wilson will take your "\Vhiskey, had Elias sent it up Col Hammond could have sold it all for 75 cts. The Col only returned this day from St Louis and therefore do not yet know what arrangements are made as to the Orleans trip I am going out there to-night and will write you Soon what is to be done in very great haste s F AUSTIN Love to Emily [Addressed:] Mr James Bryan Hazle Run
PmcE LIST
[December - 18161]
M• Stephen F. Austin
Bot of Moses Austin 1 I{nob Lock· _________________ ·___________________________________ 3.50 1 Ditto Do------------------------------------------------------- 3. 00 4 Bolts@ 56!----------------------------------------------------- 2.25 1 Carver nncl fork_________________________________________________ 2. 00 2 Rnsps@ 75_____________________________________________________ 1.50 1 Large File______________________________________________________ .75 1 Halt Round Ditto_______________________________________________ . 62½ 3 Hnnd snw files @ 25_____________________________________________ . 75 2 Setts Knives and forks @ 2.SH------------------------------- ---- 6. 75 2 Setts Desert Ditto @ 2.81!-----------------.:.--------------------- 6. 62½ 12 Hutcber Knives @ .37½----------------------------------------- 4. 60 1 pr Steel snuffers________________________________________________ 1. 25 1 p'· Co1nn1on Ditto______________________------------------------- . 25 1 p' Shears_______________________________________________________ .56¼ 1 p'· Scissors___________________________ ·___________ , ___________ - . 62½ 1 Locket Cbissel---------~------------------------------------~---- .31¼ 6 pr 4½ Inch Butts @ 50___________________________________________ 3. 00 1 Sett Tea Spoons_________________________________________________ .50 2 Saddle Bags Locks@ 37½---------------------------------------- .75 1 Tea Pot $3 1 Ditto $2.25_________________________________________ 5. 25 1 Joint l{ule______________________________________________________ .871
1 The date 1B a mere guess. It mny be anything from 1816 to 1819.
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