Seth Hunt to Moses Austin, 07-20-1808 Seth Hunt 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 06-28-2011 Moses Austin New Orleans, LA 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. 149 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 07-20-1808 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

Business in New Orleans.

New Orleans, July 20th, 1808

Dear Sir,

It has not been in my power to procure for you the articles that you requested—they could have been obtained had I been authorised to have drawn on Chs. Carr at six months—but nothing could be done, to pay in N Orleans at nine months—the shortest time at which you authorised me to engage for you, I regret all this, as you may in consequence be much disappointed.—

Inclosed is the memorandum of Mr. Meriaults acct., handed me by Capt. Sterrett, which it was my intention to have inclosed to you in my letter of Saturday.—

Tomorrow Morning I sail in the ship Orleans for Philadelphia I shall write you from thence, immediately after my arrival.

I have nothing to add to my former observations—but to request that you will keep me regularly and fully informed on all the subjects in which I am interested in Louisiana—Pray what has become of Smiths suit against me?

Compliments to all our friends—and accept for yourself the renewed assurance of my high Esteem and personal attachment—

Seth Hunt.

Moses Austin