Robert Desha to Stephen F. Austin, 11-06-1826 Robert Desha 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 07-17-2010 Col. Benjamin F Fauster Stephen F. Austin Nashville, Tennessee Austin's Grant, Texas 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. 1493 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 11-06-1826 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

Introducing B. F. Foster.

Dear ser.

My friend Col. Benjamin F Fauster will hand you this;

The Col. is the agent for the Texas Association Company and will reside in that Country.

You will find him an intelligent Gentlemanly man, and one in whom you will be pleased on an acquaintance—any services you can render him whilst in your Country will be acknowledged etc.—

Robt Desha

[Addressed:] Col. Stephen F Austin Austins Grant Texas Pr. Col. Fauster