[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to his brother Moses Austin, February 23, 1801] Page: 4 of 7
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certainly the half is Hine to dispose of as i please and
if he should have use^ more you would be intitled to Cre-
^ dit for them but there still remains sufficent for your chil-
dren and grandchildren but which will all fall a Sacrifice !
to those who come after us--this is a state of facts and to
let you see the True situation of your acco^s and the Actual j}' gg
Balance due me when redu^ to your own rrivate Acc^ I have
made a full statement of every thing except such as are in-
cluded in my observations anex^ to my acco^ which 1 have
tith this letter &H forwarded to James and Charles, and as
I did not fully understand the apprisement of the Lands I
have requested them to regulate the Credit of the Lands to
your Accot but also to attend to the apprisement of Bingham
Bottom and new fields which you know you charg^ to me in
Dollar
our settlement at 3666-66 but which if you did not redeem
in twelve Months i was at Liberty to Sell for what the
Lands would bring but as this was out of my rower as the
d
Lands would Never bring half the Honey I determine to hold
them and have them appris^ and Credit your Acco^ according-
ly all this has been done and the over charge is now to be
deducted from the price of the other Lands which are also
apprised I also requested James and Charles to forward
all
you the particulars of^the Property you took first and Last
and to regulate the accot accordingly as I have understood
it amounted to 8000 Dollar you will after all find no doubt
about 12000 Doll carried to your rrivate Acc^ and Justly
due Me and although you may think it hard that the Note
I hold of yours given for Bates and Austin—and the fx diffici-
enc^f the estate of 1.1 Herrill you are holden and Calld
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[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to his brother Moses Austin, February 23, 1801], letter, February 23, 1801; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth216095/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.