G M Collinsworth to Stephen F Austin, 10-08-1835 G M Collinsworth 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 03-25-2011 Stephen F Austin Guadalupe, Texas Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 164-165 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 10-08-1835 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

Attacking Goliad

Guadaloupe 12 o'Clock Oct 8th 1835

In Camp—

Col S. F. Austin

Dear Sir I have this day stoped an Express directed to you from Martin Perfecto de Cos which I deemed of Some importance to our Movements, Consequently have taken the liberty of opening the Same, and have Resealed and dispatched with all possible Speed—we Shall Enter Laberdee [La Bahia, Goliad] to Night or tomorrow, there is from 60 to 100 troops in that place I have under My charge 47 Good and Effective men which I think all Sufficient to take that place, from whence if I have No advice I Shall direct My March to Bexar, I also inclose you a letter from the Custom House at Goliad to Mr Dimmet, without a Signature In hast your obt Servant

Geo. M. Collinsworth, Capt.

[Enclosure]

Goliad Octe. 7. de 1835

Sor. D. Felipe Dimit

Mi estimado amigo: recebi la apreciable de V. de 28. del ppdo. Setr. y como buen patriota tuve mucho gusto y tome el Brindis qe. me indica. No puedo ser mas largo en virtud de qe las circunstancias pr. aqui estan muy delicadas, la agradecere a V. me mande 500. puros y qe. ordene lo qe. guste a su afmo amigo sego. servor Q. B. S. M.

P. D. El portador sigue a S. Felipe con un oficio pa- D. Estevan Austin.