John T Mason to Stephen F Austin, 07-05-1836 John T Mason 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 08-13-2011 Stephen F Austin New Orleans, Louisiana Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 386 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 07-05-1836 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

Resenting report that he is author of Edward's History of Texas

New Orleans July 5, 1836

To Steven F. Austin Esqr

Sir

I am informed by Branch T. Archer Esqr. that at Louisville, Ky, you received a note from some responsible person that a book in relation to Texas was about to be published in derogation of the character of its inhabitants and that I was the author—I understood that the book alluded to is the one now published under the authorship of a Mr Edward, the contents of which I am ignorant, but am told it is a slander upon the people of Texas— Your information derived as I presume from this note, has been the means of connecting my name with this publication— I therefore demand of you the author of this information—and if not given up, I shall hold you responsible as the author of a Slander— An answer to this will be received at Detroit before 1st October—in that month I shall be in Texas—

John T. Mason [Rubric]

I presume the author of your note is a responsible person, or you would not have given currency to such an imputation—

J. T. Mason