Hugh McGuffin to Stephen F. Austin, 02-12-1824 Hugh McGuffin 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 Natchitoches, LA Texas 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. 740 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 02-12-1824 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

Emigration.

Louisiana Parish of Natchitoches

Dear Sir in place of a personal visit which I had in contemplation I address a fiew lines to you the situation of Mrss. McGuffin is such that she would not consent freely for me to leave home at present, yet I expect to see that section of the Country the ensuing spring or summer. I have nothing interesting to write you of this Country at this time, some fiew a Moaving to your settlement and a great many speaks of going next fall I expect my selfe to become a Citizen of that part I wish you to remember me in your selection of your lands as a friend and choose me a spot, I would take it as a favor of you to write to me at some leisure moment as soon as you can with convenience, the gentleman that bears this is worthy of your notice as a man of candor and Honesty as such I recommend him to you— if there is any way that I can serve you in in this place I will be happy in doing so the bearer of this Capt Jones will hand you the presidents Message to the Members of both Houses of the present session—

H McGuffin

12th Feby 1824

[Addressed:] Coln Stephen F. Austin Brazos Province of Texas—