Ireston C. Devan to Stephen F. Austin, 02-24-1826 Ireston C. Devan 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 07-16-2010 Stephen F. Austin Monroe County, 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. 1267 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 02-24-1826 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

Wants clerical employment.

Mississippi State

Monroe County

Mr Stephen F. Austin

I had the pleasure to receive a letter of you or your agent dated at herculanium respecting the situation of the Lands you had procured of the Mexican Government which afforded me infinite satisfaction tho I am not acquainted with your person I am with your Character I want you to procure me a Birth in some office as a Clerk and I will be in that Country immediately after I secure an answer from you you will confer a lasting favour on your friend, by complying with this request you will please Direct to me at the place above named Feby. 24th 1826

Ireton C. Devan

To Stephen F Austin