Horatio Chriesman to Stephen F. Austin, 01-23-1824 Horatio Chriesman 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 Bailey's, TX 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. 731 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 01-23-1824 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

Surveying.

Balys [Bailey's] Jany 23rd 1824

Dear Sir

I have been unfortunately confined with sickness since my arrival at this place, but hope I shall be able to proceed to business in two or three days, I hope my disease is purty well removed I have still a small touch of the Jaundice, for which I am taking medicine shall start out a Monday morning, knowing the necessity of having the work completed. I shall make every exertion to complete the work from this to the fort as soon as possible, I shall spare no pains to execute my work to your satisfaction I will let you know at what time 1 shall get to the fort as soon as I can ascertain—

Horatio Chri[e]sman

Col. Stephen F. Austin