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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
Since who takes a great interest in your affairs. So that I can report all friends well- I should be happy to hear from you since your return, but know I ought not to look for it when you must have so many Calls upon your time--Mrs Austin's best regards ]NO. P. AUSTIN
WILLIAM H. WHARTON TO AUSTIN
Head quarters Nov. 8 th 1835
To GENL. S F AusTIN SIR I take this opportunity of tendering to you my resignation of the office of Judge Advocate. It is useless and unusual to give reasons for so doing. I will however say that from a failure to enforce general orders and from an entire disregard of the grave decisions of councils of war I am compelled to believe that no good will be atchieved by this army except by the merest accident under heaven WM H WHARTON
AUSTIN TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CoNSULTATION 1
Head Quarters Novr· 8---1835 The determination of the army as expressed today is lo remain here at all hazards I shall remain with them, altho my own judgement assures me that my proper station is in the convention, and that a man of robust health could do more good as a commander than I could- It is an office that I never sought, and tryed to avoid, and wish to be relieved from if another who is more competent can be appointed- I have no ambition but to serve the country in the station where it is considered I can best serve-- I believe that my worn out constitution is not adapted to a military com- mand, neither have I ever pretended to be a military man- Bexar will now be closely invested and the men shall be kept as near the place as possible s. F. AUSTI_N All now depends on the speedy arrival of ~trong reenforcements. To the President of the Consultation of Texas San Felipe [by] Dr. Richardson.
AUSTIN TO PRESIDENT OF CONSULTATION
Head Quarters Nov. 8. 1835 In addition to my recommendation as to the usefulness of Dr. Richard- son as an agent in some parts of the U. S. I have to add that he can be of
1 From Anny Papers, Texas State Library.
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