the stupid neglect of the Texas government to furnish them official infor- mation about conditions in Texas. Austin returned to Texas in June, and continued his efforls to obtain recognition until his death in December, 1836. In August he had become a candidate for the presidency of Texas. He was defeated by General Houston, but when Houston offered him the appointment of Secretary of State he accepted-as he had accepted all the tasks that had fallen to him in the past fifleen years-in the hope of being able to forward the interests of Texas and its people. This is the story in brief which the documents in this volume tell. While the documents are primarily valuable for the biography of Austin, they illuminate the history of the Texas revolution and throw much light on contemporary conditions in Mexico and the United States.
EUGENE C. BARKER.
The University of Texas, April 15, 1926.
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