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his conduct to inforce the Order of Survey as you have already made the plan however in that case I would not .advise but leave you to be governed by your Own feelings and good J udgemcnt Avoid difficulty If possible. J NO P CoLES [Rubric] [Addre~ed :] S. F. Austin Political chief and Judge of the Colony
JAMES GAINES TO AUSTIN
Sabine Novr 1st 1824
C 01 STEPHEN F AUSTIN Dr Srn I Regret not being able to move out this fall on account of the unsetled situation of my affairs; I Beg leave to call your attention to some business of mine in your Colony which has transpired since I Left there the Inclosed Docu- ments will show the true State of the Case (that is its origin) that is in my absence in 1821 a man that was doing ·business for me Credited Andrew Roberson for Groceries Ferriages etc to the amount of $56, which he was to discharge in a mule, when I Returnd well 1 mowing Robersons way of swindling and shirking out of paying 1is Debts, agreed to swap horses with him to get the Debt, and give aim the Debt to boot which is $56-agreeable to an Entry made on the 10 th of October 1821 which Book I send you for your information after we had setled he Told me he was about to start to the Brazos and had no amunition to kill meat for his family and had no means of geting any Except I would Credit him I answered I waz Friendly to that business and would spare him all I had which makes the ac- count of $14-25 I se him at Inglishes in the Pallo Gouch [Palo Gaucho] Last fall he then promised to pay me when I came to the Brazos when I went to the Brazos I Could not find him at home but met him in Company with Capt Jones and others he Told me J ackey Hall was waiting at home to settle with me I Considered that sufficient and I made no application to him when I went to se Mr Hall To get through with what I thought a bad Business I bought an old horse of Hall and presented Robersons account of $14-25, which he stated he Recollected, and Took it, in part pn,y I will now give you a True Statement of C 01 • Coles Proceedings with me and on that Case. as I went to St". a.ntonio I left an ac- count on John Mitchell of $12 50 for Collection he Collected a good horse and Lent him to :Mr. Whiteside when I Returnecl he was missing and I Could not get him but he promised to Send him by the first safe hand I then Left with him for Collection a note on Joshua Parker for a mule and an account on the same for $125 also a note on G Alsberry for $20 Sometime after that
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