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P,\PERS OF l\[IR.\llE.\U BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
it nece sary, that there hould be a convention of the colonY. held at San Felipe or some other convenient place. Resolved, that in pursuance of the foTegoing promises, we deem it necessary to enter into such arrangements, as will best secure our safety. Resolved, that l\Iaj. George Sutherland, John C. Caldwell E qr. and G. Borden Jn. be appointed the committee of Correspondence and inquiry. Resolved that the Secretary be required to transmit the proceed- ings of this meeting to other corresponding conimittees.
Signed by order bf the meeting George Sutherland ch.
Gail Borden Jun Sec. Juno 28th. 1832.
[Endorsed]
(A Copy) of Resolution of
the Citizens of Lavaca and avidad Settlements
No. 142
1832 Jmie 29 [FORT VELASCO, TEXAS] Capitulation entered into by Juan Ioret and Jo e Maria Rincon for the Mexican garl'ison and William J. Ru ell and W. H. Wharton for the Texan forces; approved by Ugartechea and Austin. Copy. 2 p. Certified by gartechea; Spanish. 3 o. 143 1832 June 29, W. ME1 1 EFEE [LAVACA SETTLE ffiNT f] To the Standing Commi tee at Brazoria Gentlemen • In compliance with your request that I should make communica- tions to you of any thing which I might deem interesting or of importence relative to the situation of affairs in this part of the colony I have the honor to inform you that on thursday the twenty. eighth Instant a meeting of the people residing in this part of the country wa held at the house of Thomas l\Ienefee on the Navidad which w,a well attended for information of what was <lone at the meeting. I refer you to the proceeding" transmited to you by the Secretary in addition I beg leave to ay that before the meeting came to a clo e a propo. ition was made and unanimou ly adopted that we deemed it expedient to enroll ourselve into a volunteer comp.ai1y and to hold ourselve in readine s at any time to repair to any point where danger might present itself in order to repel the 'Printed in The Quarterly of the Texas State Hi toricai Association, VI, 291, with t'he difference that article no. 6 In the Quarterly 1s not in the Lamar copy. •No. 141.
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