John Botts to Stephen F. Austin, 12-15-1824 John Botts 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 New Orleans, LA Brazos, 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. 990-991 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 12-15-1824 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

Concerning a dispute about a horse. Sends Austin a cake of soap and a quire of paper.

New Orleans December 15th 1824

Deak Sir I have Ritten before I Left home and about Mr. William Smethers I have sent him a Knife to Cut his throat if he Denies me Sending him the horse and you will be so Good as to Get the horse and for setting my Improvement I will send out some Person or you must have it Rented out. for I am envolved so much that I Cannot Come But will try and send Out do write me every opportunity and Respects to Col Pettice and except for yourself

John Botts

I would send you some articles But Mr. Parker has more than he Can take himself but I send you a Cake of sope and a quire of Paper as I shall expect to here from you often yours With Respect

JB

[Addressed:] Col Stephen F Austin Brasses River Province of Texas

Politeness Mr Parker