John P Coles to Anthony Butler, 07-15-1833 John P Coles 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 11-29-2010 Anthony Butler Unknown Mexico 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. 988 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 07-15-1833 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

Austin's influence in Texas will be dead if he fails through lack of sufficient effort to obtain the reforms petitioned for by the convention of April, 1833.

15th July 1833.

Dear Sir

Col Austin goes to Mexico with an application from the people of Texas, for a state sepperate from Couhala, the application is made by a Convention of the people of Texas, and in reference to a decree of the Constituent Congress of the Mexican Federation under date of the 7th May 1824. If this application should fail an Effort will then be made as the Constitution provides, as we believe that we have a constitutional number of Inhabitants to Entitle us to that privaleage. Col Austin's sincerity in this matter is much doubted by many people in Texas I hope however that Austin will not forget himself and his Friends He is Closely watched and his future prospects depend greatly upon his Conduct in this matter.

If he succeeds he will do well for himself and If for the want of proper Exertion on his part the application should fail Col Austin will be a Burned man in Texas.

If you have it in your power to aid the object of Texas in ther application to the Mexican Congress you will Confer a favour on all by givin[g] your aid. Nothing but a State Government will save Texas and that would soon make it one of the most flourishing State [s] in the Republick.

Jno P Coles

[Addressed:] Al Seņor Coronel D Antones Butler Ministro de los Estados Unidos de America en Mexico