J. Cable to Stephen F. Austin, 08-28-1824 J. Cable 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 07-18-2011 Stephen F. Austin Nachitoches, LA 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. 885 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 08-28-1824 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

Transmitting mail.

Nachitoches, 28th August 1824

Dear Sir

I forwd you the Paper By Mr. House which I hope you have Received in good Order and Letters and papers to your Colony. By Mr. Boy a young Frenchman I forwarded you a Letter Enclosed to me from your Brother Jas. E. B. Austin from Herculaneum of which I hope you have Reced. a few days since I Recd another from your Brother of which he says he wrote two for fear one might miss carry, I forwd papers etc etc by this gentleman, if you should wish your Letters and Papers taken out of the Post Office and forwd to you, you will Pleas write to the effect, and you Shall have them as soon as opportunity admits of—I have wrote a Letter to George Smith Esq to your care I wish you would try and ford it him the first opportunity I expect he is in the Biffalou for his health, he has Practiced Law here for some time Past, but on account of his Inability of health he was Advised By the Phisicians to take a trip in Texas for his Recovery

J. Cable

[Addressed:] Colo. Stephen F Austin Political Chief of Austin's Colany. San Felipi de Austin Province of Texas

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I put in a Stick of Ceiling wax for you in this Package of Papers

J. Cable