Moses Austin to Daniel Phelps, 06-10-1804

Moses Austin to Daniel Phelps, 06-10-1804 Moses Austin Project Director and Editor Andrew J. Torget Creation of XML version Debbie Liles Initial TEI Formatting Stephen Mues Programmatic and Manual TEI P5 Compliance Ben W. Brumfield Digital Stephen F. Austin Papers 06-24-2011 Daniel Phelps Burton Mine, MO Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1919: The Austin Papers, (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924), 3 vols., Vol 1, Part 1, pp. 92-93 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 06-10-1804 Programmatic restructuring and manual clean-up to comply with TEI P5 2.3.0 Restructured to meet TEI P5 standards Digital creation of XML file

Instructions concerning education of Stephen F. Austin in New England.

Mine A Burton June 10th 1804

Mr Daniel Phelps

My object in sending my son Stephen to New England is to obtain his Education I tharefore Request that he may be placed at the best school in your Country and that great Care may be taken that he formes no Improper Connections that may have A tendency to Corrupt his Ideas of propriety I wish him to be furnished with such masters and Connect himself with such Society as becomes a Young Gentln in his Situation I also Wish him to be furnished with Clothing proper to appear as becomes a Gentln and that such Expences as may be Necessery to accomplish his Education and You may advance from time to time Shall be paid by me on Demand—and that I may have it always in my Power to Meet the Expences attending this business I Request that the Bills of Expence may be rendered Each quarter and the most point'd attention shall be paid to the discharge of all such Bills of Expence—Recommend- ing him to your friendly protection and depending on you for information from time to time -Respecting his Conduct, I trust him to your Care—

[Endorsed:] Letter to Daniel Phelps.