Stephen F. Austin to James Bryan, 12-31-1818 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 07-08-2011 James Bryan St. Louis, MO Potosi, Washington County, 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. 335 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 12-31-1818 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 claim.

St Louis Dec 31 1818

Dr Brother.

Col. Hammond has made a contract with a man for a New Madred claim but you must pay Six hundred Dolls of the money in order to do which you must send up your note as quick as possible to have it discounted have it endorced at the Mines and I will endorce it here Gibson has given Hammond instructions how to locate the claim So that as soon as it is procured all you have to do is to send for the Negros. . .

I hope you will come up with Emily Flower is high also whiskey— . . . any hopes of getting clear of Debt—when the day arrives that the whole family are out of Debt I mean to celibrate it as my wedding day—which never will come untill then Love to EmilyMrs Carr is getting well

S. F. Austin

[Addressed:] James Bryan Esqr. Potosi Washington County