George Fisher to R. M. Williamson, 08-05-1834 George Fisher 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 12-09-2010 R. M. Williamson Matamoros, Texas Unknown 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. 1071 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 08-05-1834 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

Asking return of a book. Political news.

Matamoros 5th Augt. 1834

Robt M. Williamson Esqr.

My dear Sir. My last respects to you were care of Mr. Meyer, requesting you to do me the favor of forwarding me by said gentleman the 4th vol: of the "Novisimo Febrero," which I lendt to you in 1832 in Anahuac. I have received no answer, nor have I seen since Mr. Meyer, who as yet has not returned; therefore if you have not delivered to him said Book, please to do it to the Bearer Doct. Cameron, or if the Book is not to be had pay him 5$ the price thereof.

The political situation of the Interior is in a dreadful state, and the whole country inveloped in a chaos,—The Bearer of this who is well informed of all that passes around us will explain you many things also a letter I have written to David G. Burnet Esqr at Lynchburg, Duplicate of which I have directed to Mr. Saml. M. Williams in your place via Bejar to the care of Mr John McMullen.—from sd letter you will learn particulars, and meantime I would recommend to the people of Tejas Union and mutual forbearance, sacrificing smaller interests for the great grand one, and burrying past strifes in eternal oblivion, is the desire of

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