The Austin College Bulletin , October, 1910, Volume II, Number 13, contains an article on the “Life and Work of Stephen F. Austin,” by L. A. Wright, holder of the Stephen F. Austin Fellowship ship in History and Political Science in Austin College. Mr. Wright has used to advantage such printed material as was available to him, but he has been hampered for want of the wealth of manuscript sources that are only to be obtained at Austin. He somewhat misinterprets Austin in saying that he “conditionally” advised a declaration of independence on November 29 and December 3, 1835 (page 27). Such an impression comes naturally perhaps from that portion of Austin's letter which Brown quotes (History of Texas, I, 411-413), but the letter in its entirety shows that Austin did not believe that the time had yet come for a declaration of independence. In the letter of December 3 he argues for a categorical declaration in favor of the constitution of 1824. Two interesting illustrations which the article contains are a picture of Stephen F. Austin at the age of twelve and a picture of the Austin coat of arms.

E. C. B.

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"The Austin College Bulletin", Volume 014, Number 4, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page 339 - 340. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v014/n4/review_22.html
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