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[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Austin Perry, January 16, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Austin Perry, January 16, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Austin Perry, on January 16, 1830, urging her to write Ashley, and informing her of the relocation of her mother and father to Little Rock. She also sends her condolences upon the death of James Austin.
Date: January 16, 1830
Creator: Ashley, Mary W. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 12, 1839, discussing their mutual friends in Alabama. Ashley asks Perry to write her, and laments those of their friends who have died.
Date: March 12, 1839
Creator: Ashley, Mary W. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a List of Tools, February 23, 1810] (open access)

[Transcript of a List of Tools, February 23, 1810]

Copy of transcript of a list of tools for use by J. Austin at the Tan Yard plantation, on February 23, 1810, including farming equipment and cooking utensils.
Date: February 23, 1810
Creator: Austin, J. & Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to James Bryan, June 26, 1821] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to James Bryan, June 26, 1821]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to James Bryan, on June 26, 1821, concerning problems collecting a draft in New Orleans.
Date: June 26, 1821
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, September 24, 1816] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, September 24, 1816]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, on September 24, 1819, discussing James' life at school in Connecticut.
Date: September 24, 1816
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, September 24, 1816] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, September 24, 1816]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James B. Austin to Moses Austin, on September 24, 1816, making his excuses for not writing and listing the letters he has received from his father. He also mentions going to a commencement with a friend, and asks the month of his birth.
Date: September 24, 1816
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, June 25, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, June 25, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, on June 25, 1830, discussing his health and his work. She also discusses their brother, William, who has recently become very religious, and advises James to take William's advise.
Date: June 25, 1830
Creator: Austin, Margaret E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Frances Janis] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Frances Janis]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Frances Janis, requesting that Janis bring 300 lbs. of lead to Madam Le Plant for John Gillaspia.
Date: unknown
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Frances Jones] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Frances Jones]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Frances Jones, discussing the receipt and delivery of goods between Austin and various other parties.
Date: unknown
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to his Children, January 22, 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to his Children, January 22, 1815]

Copy of a transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to his children on January 22, 1815, discussing the transportation of lead from his mine in a wagon into the town.
Date: January 22, 1815
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, April 2, 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, April 2, 1815]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan on April 2, 1815, discussing several bars of Bryan's lead that someone picked up and sold after they fell out of a wagon.
Date: April 2, 1815
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, April 2, 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, April 2, 1815]

Copy of a transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan on April 2, 1815, telling him of the impending arrival of a man named Elleck come to help Bryan. He asks for a barrel of good whiskey, and mentions a Mr. Parmer finishing a hearth wheel.
Date: April 2, 1815
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, August 13, 1818] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, August 13, 1818]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, on August 13, 1818, mentioning his hope to obtain a few rifles, Bryan's need to renew a note at a bank, and Austin's desire to take his wife down to his mines.
Date: August 13, 1818
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 3, 1817] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 3, 1817]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan on December 3, 1817, advising him to go see a colonel, and apologizing for not sending a horse.
Date: December 3, 1817
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 7, 1814] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 7, 1814]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan on December 7, 1814, discussing news from Stephen F. Austin, a transaction with a neighbor, and a man who wishes to live near Bryan and distill whiskey.
Date: December 7, 1814
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 12, 1814] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 12, 1814]

Copy of a transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, on December 12, 1814, discussing a debt he cannot pay, the happenings at his lead mine, and the transportation of slaves that Stephen F. Austin has bought.
Date: December 12, 1814
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 17, 1814] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 17, 1814]

Copy of a transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, on December 17, 1814, mentioning a break-in at his lead mine and asking the person to whom he is writing to check for lead with Austin's mark on it.
Date: December 17, 1814
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 18, 1814] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, December 18, 1814]

Copy of a transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan on December 18, 1814, asking Bryan to send pork and flour.
Date: December 18, 1814
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, February 15, 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, February 15, 1815]

Copy of a transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan on February 15, 1815, discussing the arrival of Captain Morgan, and Stephen F. Austin being delayed with a wagon of beef and pork at a river.
Date: February 15, 1815
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, February 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, February 1815]

Copy of a transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan in February 1815, discussing the building of another cabin and smith shop for his lead mine. He also mentions a shipment of sixty African-American slaves acquired by Stephen F. Austin.
Date: February 1815
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, February 1817] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, February 1817]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan in February 1817, discussing the delivery of supplies and a boy named Charles to Bryan's home at Hazel Cottage.
Date: February 1817
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, July 17, 1818] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, July 17, 1818]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, on July 17, 1818, informing him of the receipt of one of his letters, the delivery of coffee and flour, and the arrival of Austin's son Stephen F. Austin.
Date: July 17, 1818
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, June 6, 1817] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, June 6, 1817]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan on June 6, 1817, discussing his attempts to get his deeds equated, and asking Bryan to buy food for him.
Date: June 6, 1817
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, June 22, 1817] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, June 22, 1817]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, on June 22, 1817, mentioning the delay of a wagon due to bad weather, and asking Bryan to send him 3/4 inch planks for his store.
Date: June 22, 1817
Creator: Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History