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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION•
. J Al\IES NELSON 'l'O AUSTIN
Afxa [Alexandria] 6 th Novr 1824
Mr.SF AUSTIN
DEAR Sm. Having been disappointed in Receiving the ~foney that was due me in this Count[r]y. I have been compeld again to Commence work at my old trade of Enjineer in order to raise money to discharge the debts I owe in your Count[r]y- I have now a situation on board the steam boat Natchitoches- and as soon as I can raise .sufficient_quantity of money shnll forward it to you in order to settle my debts- In the mean time I must beg you to see thnt my property etc is not molested-as I shall certainly send money-and be out myself early in the spring JAl\IES NELSON [Rubric] FREIGHT CARGO Received Natchitoches 6 Nov. 1824 of Harrisorl and Hopkins in my waggon now at this place, and bound for San Felipe de Austin, to Say,-. Two Dutch ovens and Lids Six Irons Pots one Dozen Tin Cups one Box crackers one Bag Coffee and Rice one Bag Salt and Keg Sugar one paper containing three pair Brogn,ns; and paper cont'g two dozen Knives and forks one Box Cont'g sundries and one Do containing Nails and sad Irons all in good order nnd to be delivered in like good, order to Samuel M "'\1/illiams at the above mentioned place San Felipe de austin or his assigns he or they paying me the customary carriage on the said goods.-Signed dupli- cates, the d~y above written one of which being accomplished the other to Stand Void.- ELIJAH ALr.coRN Total v\ 7 eight of the a.rticles above Stated 758 Lbs.-
AUSTIN TO GASPAR FLORES [From Austin's Blotter, filed ·as August 26, 1824.J
En cnmplimfonto con la orn. <lel Sor Gefe Politico de esta Pro:v•· Dn Jose Antonio Saucedo fha 21 de setiembre p 0 p 0 junte los habitantes estabJecidos sobre el Rio San Jacinto y sus aguas y les he incorpora.do como parte integrante de las tres cientas fnmilias que el Superior Gobno. Mexicano me ha autorizado establecer en esta Prvn. y dhos habitantes eligieron Humphry Jackson por Alcalde y John R Harris por primer Teniente y "'\i\Tilliam Scott pr segundo Teniente de las Milicias el numero de familias que he incluido son 23 cuyas Tierrus
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