The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-04-13
Old Plantation
LedgerS Enrich
Texas History

special fo Tho Caller
AUSTIN reNnH. April it Tho hia.
iurical collections N iHr University ~
INNnH have bonn enriched hf gin ~
eight old account blocks iyfnnlH and
iedReia. kept bV james d Perry
brother in iaN ~ Stephen u Austin
Perry como fu Texas from MISSOURI boz
1891 aud until bio death boz 1881 car.
riN1 0u nfrU hi4lnrsH a. merchant
aud unnifU lle NaH Hn important nR.
urr H thf economic ne ~ tht republic
NJ TatlH The lunfH eHre presented
PSI. widow ~ lhmcH u rnffY Hsrunf.
Hud l.r unn stephen H Perry. 90 Free.
Nurt rnn oldest ~ the hunfs LEI
pocket NIriuuIHNIuW book krIi BY
lrf from ilil tu isi1 auf hnn fh.rD-
fore UN bearing 0f Doe history ~
r.NIf fNn mercantile huninls1 ~ rer.
s furlrr 1891 1874 ono iH me stock
hnHf ~ fHH rfnrfiri0rr ~ SAN Luis
t0.in town W fNf rfKnH coast 1912
iNii 600 if iaF Nnnh frtuff1 rliff
Dr. fn rirnihfiun finances from 1881 f0
IlH Hnl Wnri lricrrHfiur
if fuiIf'nn fnrnrd ~ lHh0r pro.
hnr'iHn aNd rnnf OF crona fof 1888 to
IHaf
lm lass fp ffgs fhe record ir ihlp
N' rIIiINrd in cotton. Thereafter
Goo rn HnH recorded ana bel 1850
90 'r7rf covered hy THIS record
80 Pom WOO 0d from fifteen fn
.'rHfnfr HHrrr M 1IffnIHuf aHNH and
tHH lflIInR fhr cotton picking sea
Hnf IIH HIil' rurd ~ each slave NHH
tnrt llF 0r. nlrfrd mnrr THAN two
fl lf lH HnHHdH 11F Tho average
I fHr fhn whole number WA about
lund q HrH fvcuir Five pounds 3 dry
I if Doe boon rurrosird fhnf nffhHuH thn
COTTON r.ff'f M fhe present d4F hnH
p. fH'npt1 n'Hnui dtrf0r uf HfIil fhHn
/ liF ante hp'uu ancestor hut 0ns ire
f0rH fr .nnWdrr inie record ~ thn
n.fNr nH Testimony f0 tht mia
hnrT ~ iNn HilNrrF arriNm in 'hls nHr
f finu'nr instance ana fhHf f.r Perry
N'IrHH were uftrWurNrd lr fhn cotton
rrHnr afnHnn Tho interest nf he
volume H Iufrr1Hnd hY "a lournnI ~
fnr lhfi There dairy Tor fhr year.
HhuWinr fho H0ff 0f lnhnr hanr done
ON iho fl1ni1fl0u oHrh dnV
Tho volumes Hrn Inscribed Coz ful
lowe pfrrnnied t0 me rHifrraitv nf
I..frH hf Mra lance y Perry wid.s
~ ihn info iHfneH 2 Perry great
nephew ~ stephen y Austin TIL.
hook bee been in the Perry Library al
/ Peach Point since anrIv In the fhIrfIns
freepurt Texas March is. 1871
Commenting nn thlt patriotic Rlft &,
no unircr1iiv pr = q nnrkor pro
Mrs pcrrv'a example In placing thi,
wn'rflni whore DO win hs Accessible %
hHioricli students runnut boz too
strongly commended fu thn past fni
n"nule ~ 'ne south hive hrru in ta|
inNf ~ complaining iiaf sfff.fl o.
rho InIfNd States hlainfy were unfnN
'n roe HnHfh iu many oinoH ihos.
fnnHti1iui1 1In wnll founded bot one
fnrF 'mrHffHnf cause ~ tho unfair
rrH Nhich can nor hc too sfr0ngll
T NuiiiNn rH i ff fal' thnf 300 t.0aul.
~ iIH south hive hecn behind tho afha
r i'nuH NJ fho cnuriry ln building W,
T lfNI HHNnHifufInH nf nlHfUrIrHI HnIfrUa
Wr'fnIH naFo hner unf1if because tho,
.H % NN niHenH nf learning tho frtfh
z AFrnHN hundreds ~ families ia 'rerel
Nitf DOB INUIf flUTTfHInu valuable roe
nfd7 furh nH these that Mrs Perry hnl
Nf'n ihr universally rntu they ar
hruuEm from Poo fnmlit nffira md 80
, ln utW public depository whero ln
N0Htif1iOfH rnu make ufn ~ fHofl
b r"mid''n history 0f ffiH ftHfrH iuapif
I, irg lmN cannot boz written"