M. Wilkinson to Stephen F. Austin, 11-29-1825 M. Wilkinson Project Director and Editor Andrew J. Torget Creation of XML version Cameron L. Sinclair 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 06-22-2010 Mr. Jno Mathews Stephen F. Austin Fredericktown, Maddison Country, Missouri 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. 1236-1237 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 11-29-1825 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

Introducing John Mathews, the "numeriousness" of whose family takes him to Texas.

State of Missouri Maddison County.

Fredk Town Nov 29th 25

Dear Sir

The bearer of this letter Mr. Jno Mathews is an old and reputable emegrant to this country previous to its cession to the United States and has ever since conducted himself in the most upright and gentlemanly manner, he owns in this neighbourhood a large and valuable, farm but from the numeriousness of his family he in his old age visits your country with a view if he likes to become a citizen; permit me to introduce and recommend him to you as a useful and valuable citizen and any aid and assistance you can render him whilst in the Spanish provinces will confer an Obligation on

M Wilkinson

[Addressed:] Mr Stephen F. Austin Province Texas Mr Mathews