[Transcript of Letter from Emily Austin Perry to Stephen F. Austin, March 20, 1830] Page: 1 of 6

                                
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De%r Brother—
Wit;) what ainoszr delignt da I t^ka ay pen to in-
tTolRcs My De^r and valued i^uab^nd, to you, ^nd tu tuin* tn^t
two peraon ao De^r to j,re to mjat oner more in tnia world,
their ha.s been ao rn^ny ye^ra paas'd, ^ince y-u aaw e^ch otner,
that you will be almost Str^njera, but tii^t wi^l not ae long,
for you will only now, each other to admire tne aore, I
think tiu.t Perry ia pretty well determined tw movg, but
it will 3$ impoaaible for aim to iea.va na*r, untill l^te in
the ?a.ul; *nd no will h^ve A _,ra^t le^l to attend to, you
^ must i^urrv him bn.ak a.a aoun aa poaaible ao that we %*a.y .ill
mea-t to part no more;^&44*^*^*- Y^u will receive <* letter
from M& Weaoot, wno I ex,eot you recollect, they were in
this Country aeaaral yeara ago,—ne WAO well acquainted with
our De^r Parent*, in t^eir yjuth; I h^ve no doubt but wh^t
you reoolleot hearing F^tngr a. e*k of tnen<; The old Gentle-
man ha.s moved to thia Country witR a lur^j f*n.ii.j of Daugh-
ter (g van in nu &er) with an idej. of ce taring i^ Fortune,
n-3 fir. la t*)a proapeota vary gloomy; in ahort th^ir ia noth-
ing th^t he am do hetr, ne^tner do I kiuw Fi^t b<A*wns^a he
oouli imb^rk in if he could, *var git to Texas, he hab write*!
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