Stephen F. Austin to William M. O'Hara, 03-04-1818 Stephen F. 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 07-06-2011 William M. O'Hara Herculaneum St. Louis, MO 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. 329 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 03-04-1818 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

New Madrid land certificates.

Herculanium March 4, 1818.

Dr. Friend—

My Brother James B. Austin will hand you this by whom you can send the paper for me- I expect to start from here in the course of next week, but have some business yet unfinished that will require my presence at the mines. I have a favor to ask of you which will greatly oblige me, and hasten my departure, which is of great consequence to us both - that is to lend me one hundred and fifty Dollars for ten days, - I have money owe me from various sources which will come in before, or by that time (some of it on judgements which must be collected by then)- but I have 150 Dols to pay in a day or two which must be paid- and I have not the money nor can I get it without spending time which ought to be employed in preparations for the trip- you may positively rely on getting it back again in ten days should you be obliged to have it in that time- and you will confer a particular favor on me-

I have nothing more to say as to our speculations below, and I think it would be safest not to make any more locations until I go down I am trying to arrange my affairs so as to go immediately down by land- which I shall be able to do if I could raise about 150 Dols- which I hope you will lend me- Enclosed is a recept for it-

The money must be Bankable, as none other will do

S. F. Austin

W. M. Ohara

My Brother was unable to go up I have therefore sent the negro Boy Baptiste, to whom you will please deliver the letter to me - also please direct him to Robert Wash, and also please dispatch him as soon as possible

S. F. Austin

[Endorsed:] Mr. Will. M. Ohara St. Louis