[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, October 27, 1830] Page: 1 of 3
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New York 0ot-27th 1630
Dear Brother
I have been hire five djye waiting on zy Good*
f ' a
^ ship&/from Phil . her* to ship par Schooner Nelson they have
At lenth Arrived and I hope to be x* ready to start—home-
ward this afternoon. The Nelson ia now owned by Messrs Wad*
and Sayer of this place and commanded by Capt. Fuller appa-
rently * vary clever aan. The Nelson will sa.il on Friday or
Saturday and is intended to run regularly between New Orleans
and the Brazos. There ia a number of p^.saon#ets going in her
among the* ia Mr. W* Austin hia Lady and ohiid ( he is A
brother of John Austin of Brazoria) Col. Woodburry and two
hia Sons ia Also jxpect^d. 1 h-^ve seen Arohibald and
John Austin, brothers of Capt" Henry ^ustin since I arrived
here they both are very muoh interested in your sucksess and
are^ery clever men they have treated me with agre^t deal of
kindness since 1 have been her*. Ihave purchased between 1*5
thousand Dollar* wortn of Ooods in Phil* and will have about
3 th? to send from home whioh withsome groceries from New
Orleama will medce a very good *pKrtm*nt enough I think to make
a tryal on.Nr. Hunter *3=i be in readiness to stmt as soon as
I return* from Missouri I will consigns our goods to X. Kins-
trey and matin at Brazoria, tart of the articles you wrote
for is picked among the goods viz Roisters Bridle K*rting*l.
Spurs and Boots and Vs*ta*3 Laws of Nations in English. 1
could not ^et it in Spanish neitn.r in Phil* no* in this place,
the other Spaniah Book you wrote for is not t<^e found I
t. inquiry I could botn in Phil* and her*. &***
) hAV* *RAde every inquiry * * the undress
othsr cloth/was was not finished when 1 left Phil
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[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, October 27, 1830], letter, October 27, 1830; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216699/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.