[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James F. Perry, October 14, 1830] Page: 1 of 3
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San Felice de Austin 14 0o$ i^J
Dr Brother,
I nave tne aatiHLf^ction of acknowledging t^e receipt
of youra of 2<* Octoo.r from New Xorx, ar^d jf informin^ you of the
aafe arrival of the Nelaon. I rec^ a letter y^aterday from Joan
Au3tin stiting tnat te Nelaon w^a at Brazoria and ho wad tnen
unloading your gooda--She loat her false ^eel coming over tne
tgar *nd t^umpe^ aevorely--tne b^r ia much worae than w<en you
came over--Henry Auatin came near looaing hia Steam ooat going
oit, he put to S$i very much da^a^ed and I hive nut heard of
hin? since--
I wrote to Join to follow your inatructiona atrick-
ly 3,3 to the ooda, and not opgn taem untill M? Auotin arrives.
tho ^
I nv9 not yet finiahed Store h^u.,e, it ia raided (in thia pl^ce)
toe Shin^lea ai .t f^#l3d--tha plank ia ^11 j+w^d and wa,on^ h^ve
gon^ Aftar it--So t^at I nope it wail be ready ay the time iiuntor
Arriv3d--I hA,vg no nouae under way for the fa^aiy--y^u wilt get
out in tne S^rinj; ^nd the jvja.taer wila Oe ana y**u c<*n
get along very well until! au^e buildinga are put up--3atii^ haa
aean A naw country in timea lung past and c^n manage very ^vell
for i month or two—The fact ia I have no one ta attend to buai-
nisa jnd if I undertake to build w^ile I am ^baent it will c^at
ten prices* My adviae ia t y^u build on the out lota above
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[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James F. Perry, October 14, 1830], letter, October 14, 1830; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216292/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.