James Grant to Stephen F. Austin, 01-31-1825 James Grant 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 05-26-2010 Stephen F. Austin Camargo 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. 1030 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 01-31-1825 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

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Camargo 31st Jany. 1825

Colnl Austin

Dear Sir, I take the opportunity of Colnl Milam, passing your way, to drop you a few lines respecting my interest in your Colony, I have been a great deal absent, but it has been completely out of my power to be there, my business in this part of the Country has been in such a situation that I have not been able to leave, I am now doing my best to wind up, and I will be able to do so about June when I will be on with you; I have to appeal to your goodness to protect my interest with you, untill I arrive my absence has not been with my will, but from the circumstance above stated; which I know your knowledge with the mode of doing business in this part of the Country will fully satisfy you in the cause. I have property plenty in the Colony to pay for my land and have directed Captn Jones to do so; by your granting me this request you will confer an obligation on Dr Sir your Respectfully

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