Littleberry Hawkins to Stephen F. Austin, 04-24-1823 Littleberry Hawkins 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 07-14-2011 Stephen F. Austin Brassos Bexar, TX 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. 631 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 04-24-1823 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

Prosperous outlook in Texas.

Brassos 24 April 1823

Dr. Sir

I have applied to the Governor for a grant for my Brothers eldest son and requested him to hand you the papers please use your influence in geting it completed the settlers are perfectly satisfied and determined to stick many of them have butter cheese and milk and fat cattle in abundance and fine prospects for good crops on Both rivers I intended writing you a long letter but refer you to your Brother he can tell you maiby what has been saved out of the general reck the inhabitants wish to see you very much

L Hawkins

[Addressed:] Judge S F Austin Bexar P. Texas.