Stephen F Austin to James F Perry, 11-17-1831

Stephen F Austin to James F Perry, 11-17-1831 Stephen F Austin 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 09-16-2010 Cap. John Austin James F Perry Unknown Chocolate Bayou, 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. 706-707 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 11-17-1831 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

Advice about home.

Novr. 17. 1831

Dr Brother

I am happy to inform you that I left my room yesterday and rode down to see sister, also that last night She was safely delivered of a fine Son I give you joy—all is doing well—what a host of boys you will have—

If I recruit as fast as I have the last four days I shall be able to start to Anahuac in a week, If I can hire a boat there, I will go by water direct to your place on chocolate bayou, and thence up home by Brazoria and Bolivar but you must furnish me horses.

I forgot to mention that north side of pleasant Creek will be the best for the field on one important particular, the wind is so severe from the sea that I am told it whips out the corn and blows it down, the timber of pleasant Creek would keep off the wind from a field on the north side, The south side is the place to live

S. F. Austin [Rubric]

[Addressed:] Mr. James. F. Perry Chocolate Bayou—Care of Cap. John Austin who will please forward it by first safe opportunity