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Office of uch high tru t and importance, "but as the Council has been plea ed to confer on me this unsolicited honor, be pleased to a ure them that its dutie shall be faithfully di charged by me to the best of my ability and strictly in accordance with the organic Law and such other laws and decrees a. the Legislative Council shall enact for tlle general welfare
With great consideration and respect I remain Your obt ert John Forbes
[Addressed] ·
To hi Excellency J W Robinson
Lieut Govr of Texas
r'o. 271 1835 Dec. 17, W. B. TRAVIS TO J. W.. ROBINSO Mill Creek, Deer. 17th. 1835. Hon. James W. Robinson Dear. Sir-I have understood, though not officially that the General Council have done me the honor to appoint me fir t Ma.ior in the r tillery Regt. I fe~l highly sen ible of thi mark of distinction, and I return my sincere thank to the honorable body over which you preside for the honor they have intended me; yet believing that I could not be o u 'eful in the artillery as elsewhere, I beg leave to de- cline the office or if I have been commissioned to re ign the same. you will do me a favor by communicating this to the council, although I am sen ible that it i not regular, that I should make this communica- tion until I . hould have been officially notified of my appointment. I have taken the liberty of makinf! this request of you, in order that the Genl. Council may make another appointment immediately to prevent delay in the organization of the Regular Army which Texas ha to look to for her ultimate defence, I would· thank you to put Franci W. Johnson in nomination for the office of Major in the artillery to fill the vacancy. He is an old settler and has many claims to the favorable consideration of the council. I under tand that he commanded in the storm of San Antonio after the death of the lamented Milam-. I hope the council will take measures to fit out nn expedition immed- iately to take the port and city of Matamoras-I refer your Excel- lency to a letter I 1.iiwe ju t written to ~fr. Hauk of tlie filitary Com. for my view on thi ubject; and I hope you will agree with me- I intc-nd to join the expedition if one i gotten up, unle prohibited by . upcrior orders, and I will execute to the best of my ability any -command which the conn~il may sec proper to confer 011 me. With considc-rations of hig-h re pcct I have the honor tci be etc. etc. etc. W. B. Trnvi [rubric]
P. S. This Jetter is entirely private nnd not intended to be read to the
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