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arrangements for their transportation thence to Head Quarters, as you shall deem most advisable. By Maj. Southerland, I will write you again. It will be impossible for us to supply Don Juan Seguin with arms--We could furnish powder, also small shot, which may be run into bullets-and we can send him as much subsistence as he will probably need. Zentena is at Le Panteclan, and writes to me, that, he intends establishing the Cus- tom House at that point. I doubt his fidelity. P. DIMMITT Com g [Addressed:] To Gen. Stephen F. Austin Com. in Chief of i.he Army of the people. Head Quarters.
R. R. RoY . .\LL To AusT1N
San. Felipe 25 th October 1835
GENL AUSTIN Your letter by Doctr Hoxey came to hand evening before last and on yesterday Mr Smith of Tenoxticlan left to take charge of a Wagon of the Articles Wanting from Columbia I have written to Mess. Beli and Knight of Columbia Messrs Mills, and Andrews of Brazoria and McK and Wil- liam_s of Quintana requesting their assistance in forwarding on Mr Smiths Views. at Doctr Hoxeys Request we ordered 300 Blankets 300 pr strong shoes, 1 Bale Heavy Lowell Cottori for Tents, 500 Soap in Boxes 250 lb Good Tobacco and the Large cannon Ball and Powder with them If mounted If not lo Get them mounted as early as possible- Doct Hoxey met several Gentlemen who were Better acquainted with such subjects than himself who said the Large Cannon could not be Ef- fectually mounted on common wheels and as such declined persuing that object farther I will Enquire 1md if I find that Wheels strong enough can be had I will cause them to be forwarded. Our dispatches will leave in a few minutes for Nacogdoches and San Augustine and I enclose you a card which we send out in that Quarter. R. R. ROYALL President of the Council N B a Regular Mail will Run next week to fort Jesup to Head Quarters at Bejar and Columbia [Addressed:] Genl. S. F. Austin Head Quarters near Bexar favd by Mr Jack
R. R. ROYALL TO AUSTIN
San Felipe 25 th Octr 1835 8 oclock A. M.
GENL AUSTIN . My health is Very Bad I have had an Interview With Mr· Borden and the more we talk of the Large Cnnno~ the more we feel the necessity of for-
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