Durham Hall Sepr. 2th 1814
Dear Son
Captain Morgan has returned from St Genevieve and has recd.
letters from Scott to Colo [Anthony] Butler in which he has made
such a mention of the sufficiency of the security of myself and you
and Stephen that little Doubt remains of obtaining the Negroes and
Captain Morgan starts on the morrow for St Louis and immediately
returns to Herculanium and If you intend he shall have the Horse
you mentiond. It will be necessary for you to make all the haste you
can in sending him to that place to meet Captain Morgan on his
return I have stipulated with Captain Morgan to take 30 Negros on
five years Credit 20 for myself and 10 for you but If he cannot
obtain the number calculated we are to take as many less as to make
half the number purchased for me 1/4 for you 1/4 for Captain Morgan
in all to be 48 or 50 Negroes: 20 for me 10 for you 8 Captain Morgan
and 10 for Wilkenson but as Wilkenson is not known in the purchase
we are to each give of from the Number so as to give him a share,
you will let Stephen know respecting the Horse immediately on the
receipt of this letter— Mr. Wilkenson has his lead ready and wants
Morgans Only you must make all the expedition in your power to
have yours ready or you will loose the freight and you know that
will greatly disappoint us in our arrangements Captain Morgan
will be at Herculaneum on Sunday evening and will go on to St
Louis immediately the family are mending
Moses Austin [Rubric]
[Addressed:] Mr. James Bryan
Hazel Run