Philip T. Dimmitt to Stephen F. Austin, 05-22-1824 Philip T. Dimmitt 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 07-17-2011 Stephen F. Austin Bexar, TX San Felipe, 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. 798-799 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 05-22-1824 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

Request for payment of a draft.

Bexar. May 22 1824

Dear Friend

Sr. I have Drawn a bill on you which you will oblige me if you will pay in June and on my arrival I will pay you the cash which I Know will sute the best, This is the first time since I lost my hand that I have attempted to write and I did not know that I was able to write, I am so over rejoiced that I am not able to Containe my Self but it is with much difficulty if it was not so much pain for me to write I would be more explicit.

I remember you as a Father and with every affection of an honest hart

P. T. Dimmitt [Rubric]

The amt. of Mr. Kerrs a/c $ Dollars

[Addressed:] Mr. S. F. Austin St Phillipe Brazos