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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
I have written to you like an old acquaintance; because in times like these our souls should speak forth their unaffected feelings- Adiew-Let me bear from you without delay-. B. W. EDWARDS [Rubric] Capt. Aylett. C. Buckner B. w. EDWARDS TO JESSE THOMPSON Nacogdoches Deer 26 th 1826 Dear Thompson, We have ra.ised the flag of Liberty in Nacogcloches-,Ve have made a solemn treaty with all the Northern Indians in this Province, signed by John D Hunter and Richard Fields, as the Representa- tives of twenty three Tribes; and by several other chiefs of their respective tribes. They have pledged themselves to aid us in our Independence, and will very soon have several thousand warriors in the field-They claim the Northern part of this Province, and are determined to be Independent of the Mexican Government-Those various tribes, and the Comanches are now in alliance, and, with our aid, will make this government shake to its centre-I need not say to you why we have taken this bold and resolute stand. You have long since known our oppressions, and the insecurity of our rights under this corrupt and despotick Government. Thompson, we could not endure those outrages upon our rights and liberties any longer-We are Americans and will sooner die than submit to slavery and oppression-vVe have now planted the standard of Liberty and Independence, and like our forefathers, will support it or perish by it. Are you not Americans too, and our brothers-\:Vill you not rally around this glorious standard, and aid ns in support of this holy cause-To arms, then like freemen, and the sons of those de- parted patriots, who fought a.nd bled for freedom. Should the spanish troops pass the Brasos, if you are Americans, they never will return-They will never reach this place-Dorsett, Macky, and a :few others, and even judge "\Villiams, from clwappointed ambition, rallyied a few deluded Americans to march [against us] and to take us in chains to San Antonio [but the]y had not the courage to make the charge', and concluded to retreat, although joined by Norris, and a number of spaniards-Williams, Dorsett and the ring leaders of that disgraceful expedition have met the angry frowns of their fellow citizens at home, and, fearing the first punishment of their unnatural crime, have fied in terror to the States, there to encounter the scorn of every American patriot-So flee all the enemies of
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