Elias Bates to Moses Austin, 12-12-1814 Elias Bates 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 07-02-2011 Moses Austin Herculaneum, MO Burton Mine, MO 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. 244 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 12-12-1814 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

Lead and other business.

Herculaneum, Decr. 12th 1814

Dear Sir

Your Draft in favour of J. T. Wilkinson for 3000 lb of lead I have paid—and have Aliso paid him a Due Bill in favour of Burges for 240 lb of lead—which Mr Wilkinson told me that you promised to give him; but if it does not meet you[r] approbation he is to Endorse it on a Receipt which I give him—he is to Settle with you the hawling of the Same—

I Enclose you a Letter—which I received from Mr Kerr you will bee so good as to give him an answer

I send you the Accot of the lead sent in since I have been Sick

By Mr Haynes two loads—of 50 and 35 Bars Each________________________ 3630 By Mr Landers One d°—of 50 __________________________________________ 2107 By Burr Brown One d°—of 53___________________________________________ 2213 _____ 7950

Elias Bates [Rubric]

I have paid Mr Mitchel the 566 lb Lead—

E. B

[Addressed] Mr Moses Austin Mine Burton