The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume I

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PAPERS OF l\IIR.\BEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR

No. 247

1835 Oct. 19-.20, P[HILIP] DI UTT, FORT GOLIAD, [TEXAS] TO STEPHEN F[ULLER] AUSTIN, HEAD- QUARTERS, [CIVOL , TEXAS]7 8 Answering Austin's letter of [Oct.J 16; report of conditions in the vicinity of Gonzales; enclo ing the pledge of protection [Oct. 9] of the company now occupying Goliad, to Guadalupe Victoria and Goliad; the necessity of holding the post; prospects of closing the campaign; the cantonment on the Nueces; capture of Texan couriers in Lipan- titlan; movement' against Mayo. L. S. 2 p. In no. 241.

1835 Oct. 20, J. FORBES TO J. ROBJrJSOr

·Nacogdoches October 20. 1835

James Robinson Esqr. Dear Sir

l\Ir Steven i just leaving for t Felipe and r have but barely time to say that we [are all] w [ell and your J family are all in Good health as are Capt. Hoffman's, and l\llr. ·whittaker 's. We are very desfrons of learning of the opening of the Convention, its proceedings will be of the mo t important character, and we con- fidently hope its first 11;ction will be the reorganization of the Polit- ical States of ou1· Department, the securing the public Monies, ar- ranging the Land Department and the enacting of ome laws by which the Territory will be protected from its worst Enemies the Land-Speculators. the express is on horseback and I must close. give my respects to our friends Hoffman and Whittaker etc. John Forbes be very particular as relates to Lands and the public monies [Addressed] James Robinson Esqr. St. Felipe de Austin. No. 249 · 1835 Oct. 24, JAMES BOWIE Ar·D f JAMES] W. FA1r1 11 , JR.,

l\IISSIO OF ESPADA, [TE AS] TO [STEPHEN FULLE ] AUST! , [CAMP SALADO, "TEXAS]7 9

Requesting additional reinforcements and orders; an attack threat- ened by Barogan [Barragan] ; suggestions for Bowie's successor. Copy. 1 p.

'"To be printed in the Austin Papers. "'To be printed in the Austin Papers. '

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