THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 917 presume you know) lost a Valuable estate in endeavoring to benefit the country and himself, by exporting its produce. If you can give J.\1r Woods a recommendation, an¢! enable him to procure one from each of the gentlemen I have named, you will serve a worthy Man, and confer particular favor on JN° RULAND [Addressed:] His Excelly Alexander McNair Governor of Mis- souri St. Louis. St Louis 8 th O~tober 1824 Mr AUSTIN 1Vhat is stated in the letter of Mr Ruland to me respecting l\'I r Woods I know to be correct- I would have procured a letter from Mr Carr to you but he is in Kentucky on a visit with his family. • I have the honor to be your friend &c. A. l\foN AIR
JAMES DILL TO AUSTIN
Nacogdoches October 7 th 1824
Col STEPHEN A usTIN Dear Sir I want you if you please to take the deposition of Mr John Irons respecting A certain horse which he traded to La.coast for a cart while he was in this section of Country as the horse has been claimed by Sepulver which has caused a great deal of Cavling and Law suites as I want J.\1r Irons to state when he got the horse and whare and of vVho so that I may defend ·the rights of Mr Irons properly in his absence and if he dose not give satisfactory state- ment so that the thing can be clone a way he will have the horse to pay for I am yours respectfully FnA• Ao.BIS for JAl\IES DILL my respects to Col. Austin
LITTLEBERRY HAWKINS TO AUSTIN
Lexington, 7 October 1824
STEPHEN F. AUS'l'IN. :MY DEAR Sm The death of our dear Brother has left his Wife and five children: destitute and dependent on ·t.his ungratful world I have four children and my situation desperate the bal- ance of our old endorsement debts hanging over us to amount of $6000 I have nothing left am working as clerk at n Cellery [sal- ary] of $600 to enable me to get on and keep from actual want m~1 Brothers family and my own the wife of my Brother is at this place intends opening a boarding house to enable her to suppol'.t her
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