Leonidas W. Baker to James E. B. Austin, 02-26-1826 Leonidas W. Baker 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 James E. B. Austin Ohio River Ausin's Settlement, 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. 1267-1268 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 02-26-1826 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

Inquiry concerning Texas.

Steam Boat Hamilton. Ohio River.

Feby. 26th 1826

Dear sir,

An opportunity just presents itself of conveying a few lines to you; and if the impressions of early youth are as pleasing to you as they are to me, this little memento may give birth to a few moments of cheerful reflection.

I left Forest Hill (the theatre of our first acquaintance) in the year 1819, and twelve months after commenced the study of law, completed it, and have since qualified myself for the practice of medicine, and am, at present, engaged in that capacity.

Now if you believe, that the health, locality, and prospects of any part of the province of Texas, will suit me, or any of my friends, who might be disposed to embark on Fortune's schooner, you will be good enough to write, and give me a geographical history of the country.

Direct your letter to Hardenburgh, Breckenridge Cty, Ky.

Respectfully, your fellow student,

Leonidas W. Baker.

[Addressed:] Mr. James Austin, Austin's Settlement Texas