Leander H McNeil to Stephen F Austin, 09-10-1832 Leander H McNeil 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 10-10-2010 Sam Houston Stephen F Austin Nashville, Tennessee San Felipe de Austin, 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. 857-858 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 09-10-1832 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 Gen. Sam Houston.

Nashville Tenn. Sept. 10. 1832

Dear Colonel

Genl. A. Houston of this town is a going to depart for Texas in a day or two, he is going by the way Arkansas Territory, it will take him until in the month of Decr, sometime to reach you, I have given him a letter of introduction to you which he will hand you on his arrival there, I am not informed of his views in Visiting that country, I think he would be a great addition to Our country as a Citizen, he is a very intimate friend of the Presidents and has a great number of friends and acquaintances in this State. I think it would be well worth your trouble to try and Make him a Citizen of your Colony.

I have seen several accounts in the news papers Respecting a considerable difficulty in Texas between the Americans and Mexican troops Stationed in your colony which terminated in a total route of them from that part of the country, I also saw an account in a New Orleans paper of the arrival of four or five hundred troops from Genl. Santa Anna and several ships of the line which will be a great advantage to the Americans, if an attack was made on them by Genl. Bustamenta and his party. I have no doubt but it will be an advantage to the Colonists in future to Keep those Mexicans from interfering with there Rights and privileges.

I have nothing in the way of news to write that would interest you, The prest. of the U. States has been in Nashville and its vi- cinity for two weeks past which has caused a considerable stir here I think of leaving here for Texas about the 20. of Decr. next.

Leander H McNeil

Col. S. F. Austin

[Addressed:] Col. S. F. Austin San Filipe de Austin Texas

Politeness of Genl. Houston.