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THE .AUSTIN PAPERS
by me to president Burnet on the 8 july and filed by him, (as he told me, with the records of the executive office-- Mr W. H. Jack the secretary of State left velasco some twenty days since for the Neches river to bring back his family, who had fled there with Mc- kinny's and Williams's in time of the general flight last spring he is dayly expected back and it is said will be here today (10 July) The secretary of the Navy, Potter, went to the U. S. about two months ago • and has not ·returned the only members of the Govt now here are Burnet, Hardiman and Somerville- I gave it as my opinion the importance of official reports from the head of each department, of the Govt, relative to the slate of the public affairs of the respective branches, and that such re- ports should be published and sent officially lo the reps. of Texas in Wash- ington to be used there in support of our application for independence etc- I paid to G. P. Digges, the express to Gains, ten dollars of my own money for his expenses, and gave him a letter, to hire horses should his fail- w. H. Jack, S. M. Williams and T. F. McKinney arrived with their fami- lies in the Steam boat Yellow Stone from the i-iver Neches this afternoon (July 10)- The schooner Comanche sailed for orleafis to day-
JOHN A. WHARTON TO AUSTIN
Eagle Island July 10 th 1836
GENL S F AUSTIN DEAR SIR
I am anxious to see you and since I have heard of your return I have been endeavour-ing Lo do so. I have just returned from Columbia where I expected to meet you and would now go to Velasco if I was certain you was there If possible I would be glad if you would come up, or other- wise name the place where I can see you in a few days JOHN A WHARTON
WILLIAM BRYAN TO AUSTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON
New Orleans July ll th 1836
To MESSRS. AusTIN, ARCHER, AND WHARTON Late Commissioners of Texas GENTLEMEN
Enclosed you will find a copy of an application made by me to acquire the right of a Colonist of Texas, The original, Tin person handed to S. M. Williams esq, at Velasco, as he, at that period was acting for S. F. Austin Esq, my object in·tendering a copy is for the purpose of obtaining
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