[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Hamilton, August 21, 1837] Page: 1 of 3
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Peach Point Texas August 21st 1837
Cen.J Hamilten
Yours of the 15th June f&hh July are both
before ne. Also yours of the 28th May. which last I rec'd
throug-h Meesrrg Gasquett Parish ^ New orAeans to which I re-
plead to from that place I underetaod you to say in that let-
ter distinctly if Ren. Green faild to pay me you must recind
your contract with Col Bee, of course &ee could not comply
with his contract with m?,^you say in that letter" Ig there-
fore you cannot wait Gen Greens payment, as much as I shall r
regret it I have advised Mr Bee that I must dubmit to the
canceling uT ,t;y contract ^it?. him &€ "you did not say to me
tnat ehould Ca^. Green full to nay you would do so, If you
had
had I could have made arran^ermnts in New Orleans, which woul(
have rendered it unneBKPsary for me to have again went to thai
City and will cauee me a nother trin.there much to my incon-
venience and expense.
I sew Gen Gr^en In ne# Orleans he did not and said he
could not pay ma in nevr Orleans, but said he thought he could
pay in ten or twelve ^ay& ^fter his return to Texas, this I
didnot belBgve'anti so it turned out. after my return he told
me that it was out of his power to raise the money, he at the
same time told me that it would make no differance to you as
ne had wrote to you that you should have chodce of two leagues
of &is lan^ in plac? of the two leagues purchased by Bee from
Gen Austin, which were of muco more value, Col. Bee wrote m€
under date of the first of July^ that he must with reluctance
submit to the candling cf our contract ae Gen. Green cannot
comply with hie agreement with yoo
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