Stephen F Austin to John Austin, 05-31-1833

Stephen F Austin to John Austin, 05-31-1833 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 11-26-2010 George Fisher John Austin Matamoros, 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. 981-982 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 05-31-1833 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

Urging Texans to support Fisher as collector of customs.

Matamoras May 31. 1833

J. Austin Esqr

Brazoria.

Dr Sir. This will be handed to you by Geo. Fisher, the Collector of Galveston, who returns to Texas as an Officer of the Governt to establish the Custom House.

I have assured him, that he will receive the support of the Colonists in sustaining the Revenue Laws, and Collecting the duties. There is too much good sense in the farmers and regular Merchants in that Country to suffer themselves to be envolved in difficulties by transient Pedlars or Traders whose only object is to increase their profits at the cost of those who may be weak or vile enough to aid them.

As regards the Past, and any bad feelings which may have existed about the transactions in which Mr Fisher was concerned—I think they should all be buried in everlasting oblivion and forgotten. "The Soveraign Mantle" of the Nation has been thrown over all former excitements in every part of the Nation. The same should be done in Texas, and I have no doubt it will be, and that Mr Fisher, as Collector of Galveston will receive the unanimous support of the farmers and regular merchants.

S. F. Austin

A true copy of the original, in my possession, which I hereby certify.

Geo. Fisher.