Benjamin F. Smith to Stephen F. Austin, 09-04-1835 Benjamin F. Smith 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 03-11-2011 Stephen F. Austin Brazoria, Texas Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 112 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 09-04-1835 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

Inviting Austin to a dinner commemorating his return

Dear Sir,

The citizens of this town and its vicinity desirous of, Expressing to you their approbation of your public services and their respect for your private virtues have selected us to invite you to partake with them, a dinner on Tuesday the 8 inst, at, Messrs Fitchett and Gill, in this town—

We here avail ourselves of this opportunity to offer our hearty congratulations, on your safe return among us

Brazoria Sept. 4th 1835

Benj. F. Smith

Edmd Andrews

John Wurts Cloud

Robt J. Calder

Col. Stephen F. Austin—

[Addressed:] Col. S. F. Austin Present—