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]