McKinney and Williams to R R Royall, 10-26-1835 McKinney and Williams 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 05-23-2011 R R Royall Brazoria, Texas Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 211 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 10-26-1835 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

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Brazoria Oct 26th 1835

Messers Royall and Borden

Gentlemen

Your orders by Mr Wm H. Smith has been executed and he will Give You the particulars we have a large long 18 Pounder which will be started out in a few days, a 12 pounder is here on the way let me beg you will not fail as Early as possible To authorize Vessels to Cruise on the Coast This done Every port on the Gulf Can be Blockaded in six weeks and Then all could safely leave to Join the army by land Yours in Much haste

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