Thomas G Western to Stephen F Austin, 09-18-1835 Thomas G Western 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 03-18-2011 Stephen F Austin Goliad, Texas Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 125 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 09-18-1835 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

Congratulating him on return.

Goliad September 16th 1835

Col. S. F. Austin

My Dear Sir

I congratulate you upon your safe return to Texas and hope your presence will inspire sentiments of harmony, unanimity of opinion and firmness of purpose and extend over our adopted country the mantle of peace and tranquility—

Your old friend D. Juan Jose Herndz. [Hernandez] is no more he fell a victim to cholera his widow is well— The Vasquez's are also well and these and all your friends in this Section rejoice at your return and desire your weal— I flatter myself with the hope that I shall enjoy the pleasure of receiving a line from you— You can command my services and be assured that I am Your friend and well wisher

Thomas G. Western