Thomas Ruston to Joseph Burr, 11-02-1794 Thomas Ruston Project Director and Editor Andrew J. Torget Creation of XML version Debbie Liles Initial TEI Formatting Stephen Mues Programmatic and Manual TEI P5 Compliance Ben W. Brumfield Digital Stephen F. Austin Papers 06-09-2011 Joseph Burr Philadelphia, PA Lead Mines Austinville, VA Eugene Barker, ed., Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1919: The Austin Papers, (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924), 3 vols., Vol 1, Part 1, pp. 12-13 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 11-02-1794 Programmatic restructuring and manual clean-up to comply with TEI P5 2.3.0 Restructured to meet TEI P5 standards Digital creation of XML file

Speculation in Virginia lands.

Philada Nov: 2d: 1794

Sir

I received your letter of Oct: 13th- and have wrote to Mr Austin desiring him to conclude an agreement for me, with Mr Gains alowing him sixpence per Acre for his proportion, at the rate of Ten Thousand Acres for every hundred Thousand Acres the surveys and returns, provided it is of such a quality as meets your approbation. Thus if he returns three Hundred Thousand Acres, he will be entitled to Thirty thousand Acres, for which I shall alow him sixpence an Acre out of the sales, if he returns more it will be so much the better for Mr Moses Austin, as he is to be entitled to one third inclusive of Mr Gains share. I rely on your care in seeing that the best land is picked out, and the refuse rejected, and hope there will be no further delay as I have come both into Mr Gains and Mr Austins terms. I shall be glad to hear from you as often as possible ; that I may know how you get on

Thos. Huston

[Addressed:] Mr Joseph Burr at the Lead Mines Austinville Virginia