Joseph W. Brown to Stephen F. Austin, 11-14-1826 Joseph W. Brown 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 08-14-2010 Stephen F. Austin Atascosito District, Texas 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. 1504 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 11-14-1826 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

Inquiries concerning constable's fees.

To Col. Stephen F. Austin

Respected Sir The Alcaldas of this District have been pleased to confide to me the office of Constable and in making out bills of cost I have invariably charged (except in case of warrants where I was commanded to find the body and bring it forthwith) mileage from the office of the Alcalde to the place of residence of the person summoned whether I found him at home or elsewhere—this is complained of by some though I thought hardly any rule was more uniformly and universally established—As we are about to fall under your jurisdiction and such matters will sooner or later be refered to you I request that you will do me the favour to state to me whether I have misconceived the rule or not and if I have erred to state what the rule is—

Atascosito District Nov. 14th 1826

Joseph W. Brown

P. S. I know not who will be the bearer of this letter but if he returns to this District I pray you will send an answer to my request by him—

J. W. B.