Stephen Holmes to Stephen F. Austin, 09-12-1826 Stephen Holmes 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 07-12-2010 Stephen F. Austin Natchitoches, Louisiana 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. 1453 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 09-12-1826 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

Asking assistance in collection of debt.

Natchitoches Sept- 12th 1826

Sir-

Seven or Eight years ago more or less a man by the name of John Robinson commonly called Jacky Robinson Bought of Msrs- Pavia and Viann of this Town about four hundred dollars worth of Goods and Mr- Placide Bossier was his security and had it to pay and did pay it. Since that in an arrangement of some affairs between Mr- Bossiers and myselfe he made over and transferred the demand against Robinson to me, with all necessary Receipts Vouchers etc—I have lately been informed that Robinson died somewhere in your Colony. The Object of this letter is to obtain as a favour from you If Robinson is dead and If he left property sufficient to satisfy the above Claim. If you will Answer this letter direct your letter to the Care of Doctor Sibley of Nachitoches.

Stephen Holmes

Col. Stephen F. Austin