Thomas Gray to Stephen F. Austin, 01-23-1825 Thomas Gray 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 05-24-2010 Stephen F. Austin Colorado River, Texas 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. 1023 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 01-23-1825 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

Misunderstanding about the land that he desired.

Colorado January 23rd 1825

Dear Sir I received verbal information from you by Capt Burnham informing me that neither of the Leagues selected by me; as my choice would be entered by you in my name; if I have intrudad upon you by presenting to you in writing the 7th 8th and 12 Leagues as my choice of either please excuse the intrusion. Were I placed in affluence as is the situation of some of your applicants I am of opinion that you would have attended to and recd my Entry by Capt Burnham. I hope you may bestow the Land;, or rather sell it to a more worthy than I am; I wish every thing that may contribute to the wellfare of the colony, to your health and happiness

N. B. Sir I would be thankful to you if you would confer the favour upon me of sending me a Certificate Certifying that I have no land in this colony and oblige your friend

Thomas Gray

Col. Stephen F. Austin