Francis Biggam to Stephen F. Austin, 01-08-1825 Francis Biggam 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 05-21-2010 Stephen F. Austin Monroe, Mississippi Unknown 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 2, pp. 1012 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 01-08-1825 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 from Mississippi. Transportation routes. Prejudice and falsehood delay development of Austin's colony.

Monroe Missippi January 8—1825

Cornle Austin>

Sir I now for the first time Cince I left you embrace the oppertunity to write to inform you of my Situation and interest relitive to the brases and the reasons of my Detenshions Cinse I Came home I have been in Georgia and South Carolina and should have started to the Brasses imadeantly on my arival from Georgia if I was not compeled to attend two suits of law which I had instituated some time before I went out to see you one for the killer of my negroe and the oather against a villin for altring a Hog marke which will bee Detarmed in all in Aprile and I then flatter my self that some time in may I shall have the pleasure of seeing you acompined by my brouther and family as it will not bee in Merritt 's power to Come for a short time as hee has a great Deale of business to sittle but will bring a hand to improve his piase I shall bring my familey by water and am about to start to orlains to procure a vessel for that purpose Mr. Williams the bearer of this has confirmed me in my most sanguin oppinion of the brasses [Brazos] being the most Desirable part of the Continant I have said and Don every thing I Could in its favour but how can I stand against prejudice and folshoods but time will Dispele the hate and I hope I shall live to see it improve and flurish I have been informed that you have Designated my lands and I have now Doubt but there situation in point of advantage is Calculated to please on my arival as I have made loud expetations on that head as I often thinke and speake of the lands on the mile — [illegible] as that seems to bee my favourat spot but shall ref ar all to my arivale as I flater my self that I shall ever find a Cincere friend in you for if I was not confirmed in that opinion I Could [be] happy and make money where I am you will present my best wishes to all my friends with you Mr Tong Corle Pettes and familey Mr Bell and familey and all acquentences I Could sitt and write a volum to you on the subject of the braces [Brazos] but as the time is short [until] I shall arive I will wave the subject to then and I hope you will accept my best wishes for your health and happiness and that I shall soon bee one to ad to the number of your Contry and as such I will subscribe my self your friend and obt St.

Fkas Biggam [Francis]

Do give my love to your brother