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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
Our position here is far from being a strong one- we have no bank for defense-a good position can not be found without going too far off. I submit these matters to your calm judgement- It is known that head quar- ters are here and the main attack will be here if any is made I have just heard from Travis he will not be back untill late tomorrow- s. F. AUSTIN [Rubric] GAIL BORDEN, JR., TO AUSTIN
San Felipe Nov }st 1835
DEAR GENERAL, Your note to Mr. Jack and myself, I received late last night- I regret to hear of your ill health, and wish it was in my power to send you _i;ome suitable nourishment for the body, as well as for the mind how- ever, I think we have nothing to complain of with respect to the latter. I will use my utmost in raising and forwarding "tlie one thing needful" I think too that the consultation ought to make provisions in the case, and hope and trust they will I am just now going down to see what can be done. You will see by the paper that the council has appointed me col- lector, and in all probability money will be paid on land, being much due. I send you $70. which is all I have collected on your account since you left except S5 which I sent by a gentleman which took charge of the pack horse sent with your tent. etc.- I would send you some on my own account but for the printing establishment which at this time .is a heavy burden upon us Have not received 75 dollars yet on our subscription: and our expenses for workmen, making improvements etc has been 250 dollars per month. •So long as the war lasts it will be a dead and heavy weight upon us- Thomas writes pressingly for me to come to camp- If I should go, th~ business could not go on. Dear friend I hope the intelligence from the United States will so en- courage the men under your command, that they will not think of aban- doning their post. Tom writes me that you intend to hold on so long as you have 10 men and that you will waste your health by inches before you will retreat: May the God of Hosts protect and preserve you many years G. BORDEN JR [Rubric] I lnclose (50) fifty dollars and send you twenty by the hands of Mr. McFadden who will hand you this-The money being the same that I col- lected for you.- • G. B.
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