Moses Austin to James Bryan, 01-31-1816 Moses Austin 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 James Bryan Burton Mine, MO Hazel Cottage, 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. 254-255 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 01-31-1816 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

General business.

Mine a Burton Jany 31 [1816?]

Dear Son

You will suppose that I have Neglected the return of your horse, but the extreem Cold Weather has prevented. I wished to send to you a Boy to remain with you, but I was absolutely doubtfull he would git some injury, by Cold, but this day is something More Moderate and I have Concluded to trust him with your horse I hope he may arrive safe We have Not heared a word from you since the Doct. returned I hope to God you have again recovered so as to be yourself again, can you send a load of Lead to Mr Bates I must raise the Money for the Cape or I shall be in real distress. Mr Bates has made Use of all the Lead I have sent him Except the last smelt, and I have paid Captain Morgan 139 Dollars and to Stephen 150 Dollars to send to Kty which has so distressed me that I Shall I am fearfull suffur much unless I make up the money Immediately and to make things worse the furnace is so damaged she must be mended before I can make any more Lead and the General Courts meet at this place in four Weeks. I shall be really distressed my pork has taken up about 350 Dollars all these things has press.d me greatly If you can send a load to Mr Bates it will help greatly

I hope you mky be in a situation to Visit us this Week If the Weather will admitt.

Moses Austin [Rubric]

N. B. Stephen has had the measles but is now nearly well again your mother is as common—this extreem cold Weather put Business back greatly

MA

[Addressed] Mr. James Bryan Hazel Cottage