Edmund Andrews to Stephen F Austin, 09-08-1836 Edmund Andrews 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 08-16-2011 Stephen F Austin Brazoria, Texas Goliad, Texas Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 430 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 09-08-1836 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

The body politic "only right by accident."

Brazoria Sept. 8th- 1836

Genl Austin

Dear Sir,

Yours under date of [September 1 (?)] informing me of the illness of Doctor Archer has been received—and I have sent you some good Claret by Sergent Foot who goes via of Columbia I have a great many little things which I would be glad to send you and which would add much to your comfort but I do not know or are rather am not acquainted with the bearer.

I saw Mr. Perry Two days since I believe they are all well you will no doubt have received the returns of the Election in this Jurisdiction.

The body Politic is unlike Every other machine that Ever Existed, other machines may be thrown out of order by some accident but this is only right by accident.—

I have sent you Two or three newspapers [of] New Orleans which contain but little. The port of Matamoros is opened, for provisions of all kinds, and I have no doubt from what I can gather that an army will soon assemble at Matamoros for the purpose of invading Texas.—

Edmund Andrews

[Addressed:] Genl Stephen F Austin Near Goliad