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Ju.111 ~-S1•g11i11. Li1•11I. Colo1wl of tlw Army of Texas, TO Tl-IE l ~H.-\BITANTS OF BEXAR
Fellow Citizens:
,rnitary movements compel me to repair lo Heacl Quarters. J have in consequence lo evacuate this Lown, but previous to doing ~o, I require your aid lo carry off the cattle and place them where thr enemy cannot make u~e of them. 1 have no clouht that you will assist cheerfully in this measure, thereby furnishing lo the supreme government of Texas a proof of your attachment to the jusl came, a11d the beloved liberty we are contending for. If, on the contrary you fail to render this slight service, your disaffection will be manifest: and altho11gh a matter of regret Lo lhe supreme government, yet it can then no longer treat you as Texians, but, perhaps, as enemies. Be not deceived with the iclca we have no forces wherewith to repel force-time will show to the contrary and will convince you that Texas must be free. Fellow citizens your conduct on this day is going to decide your fate before the general government of Texas. tr you maintain your post as mere lookers-on; if you do not abandon lhe city and retire the interior of Texas, that its army may protect you, you "~II, without fail, be treated as real enemies, and will suffer accordingly. ~ly Lies of birth and the friendship 1 entertain towards you, cause me to desire your happiness, and I therefore address you in that spirit of truth whic:h in me is characteristic. Bexians: render every possible aid, ancl soon shall you enjoy your liberty and your property, which is the wish of your countryman and friend,
Juan N. Seguin
Bexar,2lstJune, 1836
[34891 [BOYLAN to RUSK]
[James Boylan, Schooner Comancho, to Thomas J. Rusk, .I une 22, 1836, communicating news of the capture of an am~rican schooner ladr.n with cargo for !\foxico, traveling under license of · Santa Anna, I
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