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[Transcript of Letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan, February 28, 1844]
Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan in which Hammeken recounts events from Hammeken's long acquaintance with Stephen F. Austin. Subjects include: Hammeken's plan to help Austin escape from one of several prisons where he was detained, Austin's views on statehood and independence, Austin's death, and general reflections on Austin's character.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to James Reed, June 25, 1841]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to James Reed concerning timber Reed illegally took from [Perry's] land.
[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, November 8, 1837]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry concerning the delivery of a letter and the sale of a steer.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee discussing the relinquishment of Bee's contract for two leagues of land.
[Transcript of letter to L. B. Chance, March 7, 1839]
Copy of transcript for an incomplete letter to L. B. Chance regarding land titles.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to R. G. Dunlap, March 21, 1839]
Copy of transcript for two letters from James F. Perry to R. G. Dunlap concerning money overdrawn by Moses Austin Bryan.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Austin to James Reed, April 1, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to James Reed relaying news of Monroe Edwards's trial.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Webb, April 15, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to James Webb, in which Perry declines his nomination as Secretary of the Treasury.
[Transcript of letters from James F. Perry to William H. Jack and Samuel M. WIlliams, November 1, 1839]
Copy of transcript for letters from James F. Perry to William H. Jack and Samuel M. Williams requesting a transfer to Stephen F. Austin's heirs for 11 leagues of land granted to Jose Maria de Aguirre.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Reed, December 2, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to James Reed regarding a shipment of cotton and other business matters.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman, March 28, 1841]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman regarding a land purchase Robert Stevenson wishes to make.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville, June 18, 1841]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville regarding the collection of a note Perry holds on Benjamin Tennell.
[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, September 16, 1841]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Haml White to James F. Perry requesting the ability to pay off cash debts owed to Perry by bartering corn, horses, and one slave.
[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, May 8, 1844]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, in which Perry provides a short biography of Bryan's grandfather, as well as, advice regarding business and legal matters.
[Transcript of Letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, June 16, 1846]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, inquiring as to Perry's willingness to sell property to Lipscomb's mother-in-law. Lipscomb also requests permission to remove cedar timber on Perry's property for use as pickets.
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, August 24, 1846]
Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie provides news on several legal affairs including the transfer of several Empresario land suits to Travis County for trial and Gillespie's efforts to address ongoing business matters in Bastrop.
[Transcript of Letter from William Cannon to J. F. Perry, October 30, 1846]
Copy of transcript for a letter from William Cannon to J. F. Perry, in which Cannon requests Perry's terms for selling a piece of land.
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, April 10, 1847]
Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that the Supreme Court is not likely to reach a verdict on the Empresario case within a desirable time frame, and that there is likely to be an upcoming trial regarding Judge Coles estate.
[Transcript of Letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, August 26, 1847]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, in which Emily Perry let's her husband know she has arrived at her current destination, with their daughter, safely but that the trip home will require a detour due to outbreaks of fever around the Bastrop area. Emily Perry also provides a list of tasks that need to be tended to in her absence (preserves, garden, weather boarding, etc.).
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October 1, 1847]
Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that he received his letter which addresses allegations the late Judge John P. Coles filed against Perry before his death. Gillespie also tells Perry that the original bill filed by Coles cannot be found and the case will likely be postponed.
[Transcript of Letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, January 20, 1848]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Haml White to James F. Perry, in which White informs Perry that he does not have cash but would like to settle his debt to Perry either by handing over his home or by paying in negro slaves.
[Transcript of Letter to George L. Hammeken, June 9, 1848]
Copy of transcript for a letter to George L. Hammeken, in which the sender describes the provenance of the seven-hundred dollars that were originally enclosed in the letter, and provides a list of items that Mrs. Perry wants Hammeken to purchase and/or have made, including a wax impression of Gen. Austin's seal which Mrs. Perry wants to have engraved on the items she has requested. Lastly, there are further directions for any remaining sum.
[Transcript of Letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, September 5, 1848]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, in which Webb provides information requested by Perry regarding the Supreme Court opinion in the case of Perry vs. Sam Houston.
[Transcript of Letter from Israel McGrady to James F. Perry, November 25, 1850]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Israel McGrady to James F. Perry, in which McGrady asks, on behalf of Dr. W. C. Ashburn, if Perry will sell one-hundred and fifty acres of his land at one dollar an acre.
[Transcript of Letter from W. J. Russell to Guy M. Bryan, March 29, 1873]
Copy of transcript for a letter from W. J. Russell to Guy M. Bryan, in which Russell provides requested information about the life of Stephen F. Austin and early Texas history, (before 1837).
[Transcript of agreement between Barnard E. Bee and James F. Perry, December 19, 1837]
Copy of transcript for an agreement between Barnard E. Bee and James F. Perry for Bee to relinquish his contract between him and Stephen F. Austin for the purchase of land, which Bee was unable to secure the payments for.
[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]
Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.
[Transcript of Letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, March 7, 1838]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 7, 1838, discussing their mutual acquaintances in Missouri.
[Transcript of letter from Edward Burleson to James F. Perry, June 5, 1838]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Edward Burleson to James F. Perry concerning a potential town site.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Lavellebeuer and Walten, June 7, 1838]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Lavellebeuer and Walten concerning money sent to Johnson F. Alford.
[Transcript of letter from E. R. Wightman to Hinton Curtis, October 24, 1838]
Copy of transcript for a letter from E. R. Wightman to Hinton Curtis regarding a potential land deal.
[Transcript of Letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, November 15, 1838]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, on November 15, 1838, discussing a trip and the relatives she has seen.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to John A. Merle and Co. January 5, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to John A. Merle and Co. regarding the shipment of cotton.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to James Reed and Co., January 5, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to James Reed and Co. regarding the sale of his cotton crop.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to John A. Merle and Co., January 5, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to John A. Merle and Co. requesting them to pay his balance with James Reed and Co. from the sale of 50 bales of cotton.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Jose Miguel de Arciniega, January 6, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Jose Miguel de Arciniega responding to Arciniega's letter regarding questions concerning land titles.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Charles C. Beaty, January 7, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Charles C. Beaty, in which Perry inquires about his daughter, Eliza's, education.
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to General McGrady, Jr., January 9, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to General McGrady, Jr., in which Perry offers advice about moving to Texas.
[Transcript of letters from James F. Perry to H. Chrisman and James Beard, January 24, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letters from James F. Perry to H. Chrisman and James Beard. In Perry's letter to Chrisman, he discusses a land deal with Lockridge. And in Perry's incomplete letter to James Beard, he discusses the collection of money.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to J. W. Newton, May 29, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to J. W. Newton inquiring about James Bryan's estate.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to James Reed, August 17,1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to James Reed regarding business matters and a requesting to sell his shares in the steamboat, The Columbia.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to James Reed, May 5, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to James Reed concerning a variety of business matters.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to H. Austin, no date]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to H. Austin concerning the sale of land to General Hamilton.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin, October 31, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to his nephew, Robert Baldwin, regarding money, the proposed steamboat business, and moving his son Stephen to a different school.
[Transcript of a letter from [James F. Perry] to Dr. Jonathan Baldwin, July 10, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to Dr. Jonathan Baldwin regarding business with Reed.
[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co., May 1, 1839]
Copy of transcript for an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co. concerning Guy M. Bryan and other matters.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to Dr. J. B. Miller, March 7, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to Dr. J. B. Miller regarding the collection of notes and reporting on Moses Austin Bryan's time in Washington D. C.
[Transcript of Letter from [James F. Perry] to William W. Hunter, May 30, 1846]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to William W. Hunter in which the author informs Hunter that a receipt for the cost of the two tracts of land purchased, plus interest, must be signed by a third party before Hunter receives the land title.
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to his nephews, September 13, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to his nephews regarding their business proposition to bring a steam boat to run on the Texas rivers.
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