Stephen F Austin to James F Perry, 01-20-1833 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 11-09-2010 James F Perry Unknown Peach Point, 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. 917 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 01-20-1833 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

Anxious to sell land to pay pressing debts. Intends to "wash hands of politics."

Jany 20. 1833

Dr Brother

I am anxious to hear how Emily is satisfied at your new home and how you are getting on. I do hope you are all satisfied.

I am trying to worry through [a very] troublesome business, and if I could sell some land so as to raise about $2000 I could get along untill next fall. I owe a balance yet to Hunter on acct of what was paid to Tennille out of the store which he says he must have next month as he is going away. The balance due is $1600. I will sell any land I have to get rid of that and some other debts that are harrassing me. I mean to wash my hands of the politics of Texas and try to settle myself along side of you. I will send down your deed for the place where you live. I have extended the tract to the river so as to give you a front of 2000 varas on the river— farewell.

S. F. Austin

[Addressed:] Mr. James F. Perry Peach point below Brazoria.