[Transcript of a legal document recording the history of a loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin]

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Copy of transcript for an affidavit[?] sworn by Henry Austin and witnessed and recorded by James G. Phelps. Henry's Austin's statement details a debt of cash owed and interest accrued on an advance loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin in Mexico in 1835. Henry Austin's statement also verifies that the loan remains unpaid.

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Creator: Unknown. January 22, 1858.

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  • Phelps, James G. James G. Phelps, J. P. witnessed the July 23, 1842 affidavit, sworn by Henry Austin, that the 1835 debt to John P. Austin remained outstanding at that time.

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Copy of transcript for an affidavit[?] sworn by Henry Austin and witnessed and recorded by James G. Phelps. Henry's Austin's statement details a debt of cash owed and interest accrued on an advance loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin in Mexico in 1835. Henry Austin's statement also verifies that the loan remains unpaid.

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Moses and Stephen F. Austin Papers

Personal and official records of Moses Austin and his son Stephen F. Austin, also known as "The Father of Texas." They cover significant events in Texas history, from colonization and the revolution to the early Republic of Texas.

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[Transcript of a legal document recording the history of a loan made to Stephen F. Austin by John P. Austin], legal document, January 22, 1858; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth217183/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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