Josiah H. Bell to Stephen F. Austin, 02-25-1824 Josiah H. Bell 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 Brazos, TX San Felipe de Austin,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. 743 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 02-25-1824 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

Judicial procedure. Slavery.

Brassis Feby 25th 1824

Sir

I received your order of the 23d Instant in the case of Wm. Pettus vs Hanker and Massie to deliver the negro man Edmond now in my possession to Mr William Pettus ox his agent there has a man cald for the boy without any thing to show that he is Pettus agent nor has he any thing from Pettus to receive him I do not therefore think proper to deliver him the negro but that there may be no disappointment I send the negro to you and wish you to deliver him to Pettus as the order directs and take Pettus receipt as he did not Come himself nor sent an order your attention to the above will much oblidge yours

J. H. Bell

[Addressed:] Col. Stephen F. Austin San Felipe de Austin