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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
and have no Cash at present my wife has sent in 2 pair of socks, I . will be much oblige to you for some Coffee. for the value of them; ,. ..JOHN FITZPATRICK [Addressed:] Mr Moses Austin Herculaneum
BILL AND PRICE LIST
St-Louis Jan" 22n 4 1818
Mr STEPHEN AusTIN
To Robert Collet Dr
1817 June 2nd To 1 Pen Kni!e__.:...:__________.__________________ $3....::..
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: 1.43 6. . 75 5. ---· •• 1s.1s
11 • Carriage of Books direct 4 to PerrY-----------'---· " 1 Sett Chessmen-------------------.------------ " 1 do Domlnos_________________________,_ 7 _____ _ " 1 Chess Bonrd__________________ •______________
" Sundries p• Bill: given you__.:,__________________:______;_ 166. 56 ." 1 Bridle ___________ .________ . •---· _ •____________ . .18.
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$200.74
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D• Sir: As M• Collet is preparing to leave here for Philadelphia in a few days, he has placed his a/c'--· in our hands for Collection, and having payments to make on his Acct; which renders it necessary for us to call upon you for the above sum which is the Amt of your a/ct. your attention to the above will confer many Obligations on your • Most Obt and Very Humb 1 • Servt.i F. COLLET AND DALY Mr S. Austin MosEB AusnN TO ROBERT WASH 1 Know all men by these Presents that I ha~e this day bargained and sold to Robert Wash of St- Louis the five slaves following to wit: 1 ; st Richmond about the age of eighteen years; 2 ; nd Ellick about the age of twenty five 3;' 4 Little Bill, about the age.of twenty five 4 ; th Ralph-about the age of thirty and 5; th Baptiste-about the age of fourteen for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five hundred dollars to me·in hand paid by the said R Wash the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged; The said slaves to be delivered to the said Wash on the twonty second day of April next and i~ the mean time to continue and remain in the hands and possession o£ the said Moses [Austin]. at the 'hire of fifty dollars 'per month. . . , . • Oripll&l in po88e811lon ot lira. .Emmett L. Pecr7.
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