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business; I do therefore, make known to all persons whom it may concern, that the said Hardy Coward is a man of family, and of good chara0ter and conduct; and I desire that he may be received accordingly. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of said State, at Co- lumbia, the ninth day of November, A. D. 1821 GEO POINDEXTER
AUSTIN TO JAMES BRYAN 1
New Orleans Novr. 10. 1821
DR BROTHER The enclosed notice will inform you of the progress of things as to the Settlement. Mr. Morgan of the firm of Sexton·and Morgan of Alexandria has just called on me relative to the debt you owe them, and says he [expects?] to send it up to Missouri- he says they will take any kind of property or if the debt is secured watc any length of time, I told him I knew nothing about your capacity to pay them, but did not think it could be paid at this time in any way- . If you come or send anything to this country, these debts will dis- lress you, for gods sake keep beyond the reach of this State, for a stranger here may lay in jail twenty years, he can not take the ben- ifit of the insolvent or any other law that would releive him- . The vessel will return in about 60 days and the result of the trip published, and if you could send some corn etc. to go round in her it would be an advantage, but I do not wish you to advance any thing that will imbarass you in any way- you have your family and Mother with you-take care of them I will do the best I can for us all I will write to Mother and Sister by the Dolphin also to Browne-I wrote to Browne to get a certificate of his and my resi- dence under the Spanish Govt, and of his baptism. dont let him neglect this-· perhaps Francois Valle and some others of th~ old Settlers of upper Louisiana would move, I will see that they are wen provided for if they come vVrite me directed to the care of Ambroise Sampyrac Nachitoch and pay the postage and let ine know what is the State of Fathers business, what is your real Situation- What are your prospects and intentions- I have thought that I had cause to be dissatisfied with you, perhaps I may have been wrong, and perhaps not-be that as it may, let the past be forgotten for ever- Your family shall participate fully in whatever advantage I may be enabled to
• Ori_ginal In possession of Mrs, Emmett L. Perry,
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