[Transcript of Letters from Reason Mercer and Thomas H. Borden to Gail Borden, March 17th, 1835] Page: 1 of 1

                                
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Louisville J!arch 17th 1835
Brother Gail
I am now at Thos and want you to make out a
deed for the land that we cot of him in my name the orig-
inal in spanish and the copy in English Thos promises to
be up to town shortly and sign the deed as we have payed
him I wish you to send the copy and note by the first
oportunity Be careful that the deed is executed in the most
lawful manner
Yours -amd etc
(OlSUSUl') Reason Mercer
Dear Brother I want you to send Reason his note I have heard
of them shucking and shall endeavour to give them a pritty
g* good lift I am glad on it but I v.ish thev had ^ut it off
i'T-S
untill get don ginixg Ilr 3app the man that Father rented
2,4"
my place to shot himself in the thigh23f/Hil^s below
here and is very bad
Father has gone down to see him and see what xxxx
arangemenu he is agoing to make we are all well here I
am sorry t^at the labour/is in the situation that it is for
that labor must be had if posable what does the law say about
land that there is no legal title to
etc—
(&igne4j Thos H Borden
^Addressed^h gala will please forward this letter and oblige
^ Thos H. Borden
Gail Borden JunJ
(^anFelipe de Austin