Austinville June 18 1798

Dear Sir

Agreeable to promise I have annex'd an Account of Sundries furnish'd for the Illinois Adventure and Sundry debts assumed of the Work Poeple, the particulars of Which I have not sent having been very bussy, with one damd troublesome vexatious thing or other since you left. I was happy to hear although from Thompson that you were going on so well at Parrishes hope by the time this reaches you the Worst of your Journey will be over the particulars of the Illinois Account and the Accounts, of the Poeple, I shall make out and forward by the first Conveyance, or by Post in a small compass. We still continue to go on but not well our Money matters are very pressing and how to relieve them can't say. trust to Providence and our Good luck. The long Continuance of rain in this Country has fill'cl the Mine Holes so that I am afraid that we shall not be able to raise all of ore this Summer and almost ruin'd all our Corn. Bad news respecting War which seems to be inevitable God send it may prove of advantage to your undertaking I am afraid Kenner is taken as a letter from My Mother 10 Days since he has not arriv'd in which case my father will nearly be ruin'd but still hope Mrs Austin James and my father wish to be rememb'd to yourself Mrs. A and the Children Mrs and Mr. B[ates] and family Wishg you every prosperity that a Good Country and Advantagious Bussiness can aford

I am withe esteem Yours

Chas Austin.

[Enclosure]

Illinois Adventure To Stephen and Moses Austin Dr.

1797 [£. s. d.]

Sept 11 To Cash pd J Bell for services with you. __________ 20 "

Novr 28 To Gash pd for 2 lb Black lead________2/7 1/2________ " 5 3

Decr 2 To Amount of Sundry Goods etc sent by Messr Kendle and Bates as Pr Invoice ________________777 19 3

1798

Jan. 12 To Cash pd P Bates expences with Mrs B_____________ " 18 3

Feby 14 To Cash pd expences by J Austin coming home_________ 6 " "

16 To Wm Jenkins Services_____________________________________ 3 10 "

26 To R Sanders's Waggonage___________________________________ 24 12 "

" To R Muse Do________________________________________________ 24 14 3

April 7 To Iron for Drying pan ___________________________ 14 10 1/2

14 To Cash pd pr Tools by R Bell______________________________ " 12 "

" To Cash pd R Bell___________________________________________ 4 10 "

" To Sundry of Companys tools furnish'd R Bell took to Boat Yard _____________________________________ 6 1 6

June 2 To 2.6.0.0 [sic] Shot a ___________50/ ______________ 115 " "

To 23 Boxes______________________2/___________________________ 2 6 "

To 4.1.10 lb Barr Iron a___________40/________________________ 8 12 1

To Cash pd you________________________________________________ 12 " "

6 To 100 wt Barr Lead________________________________________ 2 " "

7 To 84 lb Bacon for self and Waggons Pd_____________________ 3 3 "

To 30 Bushels_____________________3/3_________________________ 4 17 6

To Cash pd by C A at Beasons__________________________________ " 1 6

16 To Waggonage of 4 loads to Kanawa in our Own Waggons___5£ _________________________________________________ 100 " "

£1118 7 6 1/2

1798 [£. s. d.]

June 16 To Corn furnished all the Waggons Decr 2 when they started for Kanawa________________________________ 13 10 " as pr H Bates accot never given in—(furnished since 15 each_____________________________________________

To Hauling 2 loads to Kanawa this Spring___25£ each_ 50 " "

To Balance due from House Board____________________ 1 13 "

To Ditto of Mathew Mullens_________________________ " 13 2

To Ditto of Timothy Mullens_________________________ 24 14 3 1/2

To Balance of Wm Montgomery,________________________ 1 4 "

To Balance due from D Green_________________________ 1 17 "

To Ditto of Wm Griffin Senr_________________________ 2 17 9

To Ditto of Wm Griffin Junr_________________________ 16 17 6

To Ditto of Jn° Stools (?) between 3O and 40 £______ " " "

To 1 Carriage______________200$ Moses Austin

To 1 Blk Horse____________100 Dolls

To 1 Do Doctor____________150

450

Amount. 1368 14 6

M Austin 150

1518 14 6£, in Dollars __________________________ 5062 42

To 2 Mules —100 each________________________________ 200.0

To Waggon etc ______________________________________ 80

To 1 flatt Boat_______________________________________ 5342.42

[Additional entries for undecipherable items run the bill up to $7897.78]

[addressed:] [Moses] Austin Esqr. [Kas]KasKa on the Spanish side of the Mississippi to the Care . . . es Kaskaska. LouisVille K.

[Endorsed:] Stephen and M Austin Bill Charles Austins letter and Account of goods etc etc to Illinois adventr.