TlIE AUSTIN PAPERS. 331 and bring all the money you can with you and buy Madrid claims, and take memorandum to locate them-you may depend that choice Land will sell for not less than 50$ at the publick sales on Red River James Cox appears to be very much dissatisfied about his pay par- ticularly for the rent of his Plattin places, and intimates that he will attach your Property in Orleans. I give you this information to put you on your guard s. F. AUSTIN I think you had better send the goods that are yet unsold to the Long Praire, a small Store will do very well there I Recd. your Letters from "White and Arkansas Rivers, in the lust one you request me (to~) buy Madrid claims out of Funds to be furnished by J. Austin. I think that you ought to hurry back as soon as you can, for J. Austin is a poor hand to collect or attend to busi- ness- Brickey will attend to collections for one month. after which he wishes his own time. S. F.A. [Addressed :] J a1nes Bryan Esqr. Nachitoches Loui.:.iana
w1LLIA:r.r M. o'H.anA TO STEPHEN F. AuSTIN
DEAR SIR S Louis July 22 1818 The note, received with your favor of 3 rd Instanst, has been offered at every meeting of the Board since it came to hand ; it was not de- cided on untill to-day. The Board have come to a determination to call in the usual reduction of 10 per centum on all notes of the Directors, as well as those of other individuals. They haYe however agreed to renew your notes at present for the whole amount, sub- ject to 20 per cent reduction at the next renewal; but they require that the original forms of the notes (as to endorsers) shall be pre- served-rejecting the proposition to consolidate them. In order that your object may-in soine measure be effected I have made out the enclosed statement of interest computed to this day; at which time the notes can be all dated, and the extra trouble of attending to their renewals at different times can be saved. wm. M. 01-L.RA. Mr STfil'HEN F. AUSTIN P. S. I also laid the proposition before the Board to renew Mr. Bryan's notes, but, as the notes intended to be renewed are not yet due, they did not act upon bis proposal: consequently I could not send you his old nottIB (as requested) by Mr Brown. 1'1r Bryan has a
note pay 1 e next weel.., for which Mr. Ficklin has a notice. [Addressed:] Mr Stephen F. Austin. Mine-a-Breton, • Ford· by Mr. Ficklin
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