Colo Stephen F. Austin

Dear Sir the amount of the inclosed account is not only half price for the Servises and attention I paid to the oald man you heard Doctor Miller say that he could not Live over three days and that he could not attend on him any Longer you then asked me to Give him medison and do all that I could and you would pay me Stateing he was Exiled from his country and it would be a pitty to Let the oald man Lay and die like a brute I attend on him day and night for the time Specified in my account which he was helpless as a child nearly all the time Mr. James Whiteside who will hand you this Letter can inform you the Same and that I freecantly called on him to let me have some of his blacks to help wash and dress the oald man. Colo Austin I want my deed for my Land and if you have a mind to pay my account fifteen dollars can go to you as commissioners fees for my deed and an order for the ballance in any store in town will answer your compliance with the above will oblige yours

James Small

13 Jan 1832

Be So good as to inform me if the Land I petitioned to government for was granted

James Small [Rubric]

[Inclosure]

Jany 12 1832

Colo Stephen F Austin

To James Small Dr. by your assumption for taking care of Don Cevastian rodriges one month - $30 00