THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 837 Notes with approved endorsers, and if not executed in ten clays from the purchase, or the stock properly transferred, will be considered as Oash Sal,es. MosEs AusTIN [Rubric] Potosi Washington County 26 th February 1819
MEl\IORANDA CoNoERNING LAND SPECULATIONS 1
D' New Madrid Claim Speculation 1819 January To George Tennille for the one half of claims No 6 416 415 of 30 640 acres each and N° 431. of 200 arpents at 10 Doll' p• acre and arpeut for which I gave my notes payable in 1- 2- 3- 4- and 5 yearn after date. J. H. Ficklin witness____________________ -1,_________ 7400 Assumed to be paid by James Bryan February To W. M. Ohara for the one half of claims N° 264- N° 83 of 25 160 acres each and N° 133 of 200 arpents at 5$ p' acre and arpent for which a mortgage of this date is given on said half of said claims payable 6 and 12 months in 2 notes____ 1300 W. M. Ohara D' to Madrid Speca• for the 1/8 of claim N° 431- 300 Sold to Ja' Bryan Robert Andrews D' to Madrid Spe• for a share of claim N° 33 for which he gave his note payable in 12 months to W. ~1. Ohara and S. F. Austin for 200 $ half of which sum with interest is mine that is to say_______________________ 100 Madrid Specun D• to E::..-pense a/c for my expences at St. Louis attending to the locations from the 23d ll'ebruary 1819 to the 27 th same month_________________________ 10. 00 I have this day February 26 given a power of Attorney to W. M. Ohara to purchace any amount of Madrid claims and locate them for our joint a/c and I have received a power from him to lay out Towns and sell lots on the claims we hold jointly I have also a verbal agreement with George Tennille to furnish me with all the claims he can get, which I am to locate :for our joint benefit for the half of which I am to pay him 10 Doll• p• acre in 5 years This day March 22d 1819 I settled with T. Ballard and agreed to pay J. Bryan seventy five Dollars and P. Thurman one hundred Dol- lars :for him and close all demands on both sides also to pay 85 to S. P. and C 0 [Samuel Perry & Co.] [S-rEPB.EN F. AusTIN.l
1 From the volume containing Stephen F. Austln'e Journal of hie tlrat trip to Texas, in tile of June 15, 1821.
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