Morgan A Heard to Stephen F Austin, 06-26-1825 Morgan A Heard 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 12-24-2010 Stephen F Austin Natchez, 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. 1141 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 06-26-1825 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

Concerning establishment of a printing press at San Felipe.

Natchez. June 26th 1825

Dear Colo

At the request of Mr Richard C Langdon I address a few lines to you to know your opinion: on. the policy and propriety of establishing a Printing office at St. Felipe. De Austin. Mr. Langdon—has for many years followed printing, as a profession and is well qualified to take charge of a press, on the receipt of this I beg you—will address him fully on the subject at this place.

Mr Francis Keller of Wilkerson County of this State will hand you this letter, he visits your settlement with the intention of settling if he likes the country I am Informed by Judge Childs he is a gentlemen of very Independent circumstances and irreproachable character, he has a large familycitizens like him will form a desirable acquisition to the settlement; I know it is your anxious wish to have men of character, and Independence in the country, and of course will give him evry aid, in making a purchase of Land.—I shall leave here in a few days for Pearl river, present my respects to your brother Brown, Colo Gross and family and Mrs. Long.

Morgan A Heard

P. S. I seald this letter before delivery and broke it myself—

MAH