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extremely difficult to get members to the Council- the Convention being so near at hand- . Every thing I think will go right. at the C----n. Yours in haste. Wyatt Hanks [rubric] [Addre sed] [Endorsed] To his Excellency, James W. Robinson San Augustin 'rexas & the Ho11. the Genl. Council Feb 25 1836 San-Felipe illail 'l'exa -- 1 To. 324 1836 Feb. 7-8, J [AMES] W. FA.i~N1N, JR., l\II ION OF REFU- GIO, [TEXAS] -TO JAl\IES W. ROBL SON AND 'l'HE GEi 1 ERAL COUNCIL, SAJ FELIPE [DE AUSTIN, TEXASl3 6 Sending an expre "ju t received from the adrnnce division of the Volunteer Army," contradicting his own de patch of [Feb.] 3 [41] and proving Santa Anna' intention to make an invasion of ex- termination; an appeal for the shaking off of criminal apathy for the ordering out and the effective organization of the civic militia, for provision for the necessities of the Army, and for such disposal of troops and defensive works as to check effectively the Iexiean advance; Colonel ·wbarton; pilotage; his own movement of troops, antl recommendation to Colonel Neill; his own and fajor Ward' electi_on as colonel and lieutenant-colonel; the coast defence and the Navy. A. L. S. 5 p. Super cription: "To His Exce1Iency James W. Robin on Acting Govr &c Genl. Council of Texas-San Felipe Expres Public Service This can be opened & copied at Goliad at [ ?] Victoria-and in Keers & Sutherlands Districts-and expresses fowd by citizens to all parts The Commanding Officer at Goliad, taking care to send express to Bejar J \V Fannin Jr" No. 325 1836 Peb. 7, R. BO='II TO G. FISIIER 30 ~fatamoro 7th. Feby 1836. Geo isher E qr. New Orlean . Dr Sir. I have rec'd .all yout· Letters ince your Departure from :Matamo- ros to the Jumber of Three, up to this elate. and never were I in good disposition to answer one of them, till at this present time. The first of your letters wa respectinu our busine s with the Old Dis- trict Jurlge, I l1ave not been able to hold it out more than fifteen, or ..Printed in Foote, H. S., Te11;as and the Texans, II, 201.
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