[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, November 15, 1801] Page: 1 of 3
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Austin Ville 15 ^ Nov** 1801
Dear Sir
In my last I forgot to mention that Feter was
sold he is now the property or Billy Carter four hundred, ^
dollars was reed for him I have had no answer from S/A^fes^-
pecting the Negroes that are on hand but think he will
not let you have them Charles has left them to work his
plantation therefore he would make an objection anB that
Acct but there is not one of them but Lwould like] to
be with you again if they could get there—the nines are
so situated that you will be discharged from the payment
of them Capt Newel has found them to be vacant Land and
enterd them as such, he will get a patent for them hds
counsel says he will hold them he determined to keep possess-
ion and work them as his own the improvements you have made
will be lost s Pain xtztzxzx is very uneasy about the
debt due the State as S A writes him he has nothing to
do with it being a bargain of yours for recompence it will
injure him very much if he should be obliged to pay any
thing on that Acct the property attach^ here is nothing
of Acct MP King would contract with you for lead deliverd
at-^aH&^Ville to supply his Tennassee market if it could
be deliverd at a price that would bear carriag from that
place Ville and you might get a supply of country
made linen hats shoes powder Iron steel country made
with many other Articles that would answer your Market
wish you would write what it could be deliverd at he would
even handl it to Wyth Court house if he could contract as
he has Waggons that often are emty for want of loads--
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