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arrangements as you think best-and if you do not-you will oblige me be giveing Ballard all the aid in your power I will account to you for all articles you may furnish at the highest rates as soon as I am able to do so- SF AusTIN.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TO JAMES BRYAN 1
DR BROTHER St Louis December 5, 1818 I wrote you this day directed to Alexandria, and now write to Nachitoch to inform you that oweing to ill success in collecting I have thought it most prudent to detain the Boat a few weeks and sell some of the Flom\ to pay Gillet and Clemmens they would have attached the Boat, and were injureing your reputation by reports-- in this state of things I went to Herm and Sister and Elias advised to stop the Boat and pay those debts Flour is makeing to make.up the cargo and by the time it is ready I shall also be ready to leave this country -and shall therefore go down in the Boat-and if no accident happens you may expect me in Feb 7 at-N achitoch • The Legislature I think will adjourn in 10 days and I will then attend to fitting out the Boat etc. Emily and the children are all well. Mother is some better tho still very ill S. F. AusTIN we have heard of you frequently- [Addressed:]. Mr J a.mes Bryan N achitoches State_of Louisiana. JAMES Cox, JR., TO JAMES BRYAN Receiv4· Herculaneum Deer 12 th 1818 of James Bryan by Elias Bates Twenty Thousand One· Hundred pounds of Shott at Eight Dollars pr Hundred and Seventeen Thousand pounds of Small barr lead at Six Dollars and fifty Cents pr Hundred for which I have signed Duplicates-the shott English wt. the lb barr French Wt. JAMES Cox Junr. [Rubric] [Endorsed:] James Cox Junr Receipt for Shott and Lead STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. 1 Statement of Stephen F .Austin'a account with the Bank of St Louis,_wi.th intereat to December 22 nd 1818 •
His note payable 30 September last_______________________ Balance of his account overdrawn---------~---=--:._________ Interest on $4,271-h¼ from Sep 30 1 ~ to Dec 22. nd is 2 mo• 22 days 58. 38 .. on 162y~ from Sep 12 th to Dec 22 nd is 3 mo• 10 days· 2. 70
4,271 67 • 162 55
61 08 $4,495 80
a Original in poBBession ot Mn. Emmett L. Pem.
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