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THE AUSTIN PAPERS
AUSTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON TO SMITH
[New Orleans, January 10, 1836. See Calendar. The letter is published in Garrison (ed.), Diplomatic Correspondence of the Republic of Texas, I, 55-57, in Report of American Historical Association, 1907, II (Wash- ington, 1908.]
AusTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON ro SMITH
[New Orleans, January 10, 1836. Schooner Liberty. See Garrison, Dip. Cor. Texas, as cited, I, 55.]
GEORGE R. ROBERTSON TO --
[Tampico, January 14, 1836. Concern~g Mexia's Tampico Expedi- tion.] 1
A. J. YATES TO AUSTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON
[New Orleans, January 14, 1836. See Calendar. The answer to the letter, summarizing Yate's proposal, is in Garrison, Dip. Cor. Texas, as cited, I, 61.]
AUSTIN AND WHARTON [TO SMITH)2
In conformity with the powers vested in us as Commissioners of the Pro- visional Government of Texas, we ·have in consequence of having full faith in the fidelity, integrity and ability of Mr. William Bryan Merchant of New Orleans, appointed and constituted him General Agent for Texas. • l•t. It shall be the duty of said Agent to correspond regularly with the Government and the Commissioners, and to keep them apprized of any, and .everything that may be useful to Texas. It shall be his duty to accept all drafts drawn by the Purchasing Agent to the extent of the funds of the Government within his control, also to accept generally for the Government so far as prudence will justify. It shall be his duty to accept and receive all donations that may be sent to him from any part of the world, and deposit them to the credit of Texas in the Bank of Orleans, as the law requires. 1 On the Tampico Expedition and the execution of the captured men, see Fisher to Austin, October 20, 1835. (MS omitted from this volume) and an article by the editor in Quarterly of Texas State Historical Association, VI, 169-185. 2 From Diplomatic Correspondence, Texns Stnte Library.
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