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Austin Hospital Block Sale Funds Market House

Saturday, September 3, 1870 regular

Hospital Block Sale: The city received $1,200 from Mayor Leander Brown from the sale of the Hospital Block property

Market House Construction: The funds were designated specifically for building a new Market House in Austin

Treasury Management: Secretary Baker documented the transaction as treasurer, recording the financial allocation for the public project

Full Transcript

Rec'd Aceton Sept 3. 1870 of leander Brown Mayor. Twelve hundred dollars in a/c of sale of Hospital Block, to be used in the erection of the Market House Serc Baker - Treas - Market Hom[e] --- Page break --- [The image appears to be a blank or nearly blank page with no legible text content - it shows what appears to be an empty lined page that has been photocopied or scanned, with some artifacts and damage around the edges but no readable text.] --- Page break --- The document appears to be essentially blank or the text is too faded/illegible to transcribe. The image shows what appears to be a very faint or damaged historical document with ruled lines visible in the lower portion, but no legible text content can be discerned. [illegible]