James Collinsworth to Stephen F Austin, 11-08-1836 James 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 08-28-2011 Stephen F Austin Columbia, Texas Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., The Austin Papers, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1927), 3 vols., Vol 3, pp. 452-453 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Letter 11-08-1836 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

Satisfied that annexation may take place at once

Columbia 8th Nov. 1836

Sir

I am satisfied that an Union of Texas with the U States may take place this winter upon the following basis. The Gov. of the U. States to assume our debts to endow liberally Academic Colleges etc.

The object of the U. States is the jurisdiction over the soil, its value is of no object to them.

But no legislation or private Claims will under any circumstances be admitted. All Claims must be settled according to the laws under which they were acquired

Jas. Collinsworth

Genl S. F. Austin