James Cummins to Stephen F. Austin, 11-xx-1823 James Cummins 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 07-16-2011 Stephen F. Austin Unknown 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. 711-712 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 11-xx-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

Asking for powder.

[About November, 1823?]

Dear Sir

I have been informed you have purchesed five or Six Casks of powder that is for Sale for the use of the Colony, if you will Send me one of them by the Bearer Mr. Ratliff and direct me how to sell by the small quantity I will Retail it out for you as it is Verry much wanting in this neighborhood and I hope this place will emmigrate fast. I hear of several Families on the way bound for the Colorado—

Yours effectionately

James Cummins

Colo Stephen F. Austin