notice
Deeming it to be the duty of every man to deal with perfect Candour with his fellow Citizens as regards his pecuniary situation,
and also as an act of justice to my family to prevent them from
being improperly harrassed by the presecution of unjust claims
against the property brought by them to this Country I have Considered it to be my duty to give public notice that the Negroes and
property brought by myself and family to this Colony, are actually
and bona fide the property of my Wife and Children, being in part
the dotal estate of my Wife given to her by her parents and brought
into the Marriage as her own individual property, and the balance
is to make up for such parts of my Wifes said dotal estate as had
been used and disposed of by me and was conveyed to my said Wife
and children by a regular deed of trust bearing date 20 december
1820 and which deed is on record in the office of the Parish Judge
of Rapide in Louisiana, and also in the Office of Stephen F. Austin
Judge of this Colony, therefore no Claims whatever against me can
in any manner have any liens on or against said property or its
proceeds, this notice is given to prevent any person from being
deceived by purchasing Claims from the United States on me, for
a part of those Claims are unjust, every just claim however on
me shall be paid As soon as circumstances will admit, but the property itself or its—proceeds Can not be taken for any Claims whatever against me for the reasons above stated.
Sn felipe de Austin 11th January 1826
Alexr Calvit
Executed before me Stephen F Austin Judge of this colony
[rubric]
The above notice was posted up at the Town of San Felipe de
Austin on this day January 11—1826
Stephen F. Austin Judge [Rubric]