THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 933 he wrote me that RoberS.on had Denied the account and that Hall Tulk 4 of attaching But that he had not· seen him I conceived It so unfounded that it would Encl in Idle Talk • But on the 7 th of September he wrote me that Hall had attached and he had given up Parkers note for a mule and his account for $12-50 to pay the Debt of $14-25, Now what apears Curious to me C 01 • Cole had sold my horse he Collected of Mitchell to Car to pay his Own Debt of $25- .If he Considered Halls Claim good against me for $14-50 why Did he not pay It out of my money without a Sacrafise or why Diel he not Collect It of Parker or Alsberry, all of which Claims had been pnt in his hands for Collection Long before Hall's against me, had Hulls Claim been a just one I Should Consider It a Dar- ing outrage Comited on me, an attachment against an Inhabitant of the Province and Residing in the Sarne Place During the Time of all the Contracts and proceedings, and the Officer to hold my money and supply $52-50 to be Sacrifised for $14-25, and that apeared -of the Basest .nature, and may justly be Considered I am Swindled (If I was to Let It Remain so) out of $66-75 for Befriending a villain with Powder and Lead to Save the Lives of his family to the Brazoz Your Honer will please Examin the whole Documents and In- form me If any Redress may be Expected I am sir JA 8 GAINES [Rubric] [Re-Addressed by Austin:] John P. Coles Esquire 1
JARED E. GROCE TO AUSTIN .
November 6 th 1824
DEAR Srn I promised to Select a Track of Land for Doct. Keep and·one for Thomas Purvis and Capt. Brown and for the Randols. But in consequence of my Bad health and other Misfortunes I shall not be able to attend to it and must request you to make the selections for them. as to my Own Business I Leave it to yourself and J. P. C0Jes to decide on it as you may Think proper which will be sntis- fn~~tory to me I have Explain 4 my self to Coles-whom will Ex- plain to you I am in Bad helth But something on the mend J E GROCE [Addressed:] Col. S F Austin Political chief and Jud of the Col- ony .J .. P. Coles . •
• See, in answer to Gaines's statements, Coles to Austin, January 11, 1825.
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