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Calee ll"' Mo 4"' 1820 Ksteemed Friedd Mary Austin d +h *!*n thy Ir of the 3. of th? 4, " mo last th* inform* us thro thy n sn)th*r r^race Sharp that thee wishes to relinquish thy a3*wof th* back Pent to the farm in conaeQuence of the difficulties and expences we have been subject*to - reward aharp in consequence of his poner of Attorney thinks that he should have some vou- chaae to release hia from collecting it - and If thee will be so good jointly with thy Husband, as to enclose in a Lr td us a line addressed to Idward Hharp not to receive or collect any Back rents for the farm on thy act and entirely release him froc the saxe but to rcccive and collect thy sister Margaret's ^Shaft? in every res- pect; -- am as our friend Clement Acton is hie aon (the exr Is very Anxious thee should be so erod as to for- ward it without d^lay as he is anxious to close the accts of the estab Shortly — v*e are Respectfully thy frs Juat^ph Kenvea Jr [rubric! Benjamin Aclon eyr. to C Acioh y.3. t'e further wish thee to inform us in what manner thy Gisterfs share shall be remitted to her; and it Lhall be punctually attended to --
[Transcript of letter from Joseph Reeves Jr. and Bejamin Acton to Mary Austin, November 4, 1820],
letter,
November 4, 1820;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216417/m1/1/:
accessed April 28, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.