Department of Texas

Austins Colony

This day personally appeared before me Stephen F. Austin Judge in and for the Colony aforesaid John Foster who being duly sworn deposeth and saieth that some time during the last fall when in this Country his son Isaac Foster at Mr. Iron's place handed him a piece of money as a Gold piece from Mr. William Cooper with a request from said Cooper that deponent would with it and other money handed at the same time purchase for him the said Cooper a steel mill in New Orleans, The said piece of money proved to be a Counter- feit and this deponent deposes is the same identical piece now presented and as aforementioned was handed to him by his son Isaac Sn Felipe de Austin 18 July 1826

(Signed) John Foster [Rubric]

Subscribed and sworn to before me

S. F. Austin Judge [Rubric]