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GENERAL Cos TO AYUNTAMIE~To OF CoLP\iBL~ [Matamoras, August 1, 1835. See Calendar.=
JAMES KERR TO IRA R. LEW15 1
San f elipe 3:-0- August 1835
MAJoR IRA R. LEw1s EsQR MY DEAR SIR, I came on Saturday the first inst-but did not know in what capacity-I thought probably to a convention of all Te."!i:as or, at least to a council of all the department of Bras.sos-but it turned out to be in consequence of the order of His Honor James B. Miller etc.- 4 :Munici- palities was represented, and 3 was not-It turned out as-friend Fisher predicted-nothing-and so much the better for us-but we felt our5elves unauthorised to do anything ( even recomme11datory) because there was not· a full representation-The Honb 1 Acting Chief [Wily Martin] Informed us that Doctr Miller had not informed him of any reasons he had for call- ing the council etc, that Commissioners lMessrs Gritton and Barrett) 2 had been sent lo sec Gcn 1• Cos-In order to explain through him 1 For elucidation of 1hi8 lcllcr 01111 other mu:tcn; prt.'\.'.t'ding the Texas re,•olution Stt an article hy tl11: 1!di1or, "Orgnnizution of thti Tcxru, Rcv,~lution,"' in Publications of Southern lfatory AB~ocinllon, V, 1 1.51-476. :on Barrett nnd Grillcn 8ro nr1iclc~ hy 1ho c1litor, Q11artaly 1,f Texas State Historical A~ociation, Xlll, 145-152, anti So11t/11111•Mm1 llistorical Quarterly, X..'X, 139-145.
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