(3658J [AUSTIN MEMORANDUM!
1836-Velasco-July IO-
Me,norandum-
The original letter of July 4th from Gen. Santa Anna lo Gen. Jackson, containing the copies of the treaties of 14th May and Santa Anna's farewell of l June were sent by me lo Gen. E. P. Gains, by Geo. P. Digges who went express, also my letters to Gen Jackson and Gen Gains, of same date and to Grayson and Collingsworth and President Burnets letter lo Gains approving of the establishment of his head quarters al Nacogdoches, shouJd he, Gains, think proper Lo do so, for the purpose of keeping the northern indians quiet- This lelter is dated June 28, and was written by Burnet al my suggestion, the day after my arrival al Velasco from the U. S. Gen Santa Anna's )eller lo Gen Jose Urrea was delivered to me, open, to President Burnet at Velasco the 8th of July, and sent by him and a translation of Santa Anna's letler to Jackson the next day to Gen M. B. Lamar in theTexa.s army liy Capt. Roman- I had previously shown it at Brazoria to Lamar on my way down from Columbia on the 6th July and wished him to take it then, so as to save delay, for he was just starling for the army lo assume the chief command, but he preferred that it should be sent Lo him officially by President Burnet observing that Lhe opinions he had sustained while in the cabinet, against any kind of treaty with Santa Anna, or making any use of him at all for the purpose of terminating the war etc, precluded him from taking any active part in the matter, but that, as commander of the army he would co·operate with the Govt. and interpose no obstacles The day I arrived at Velasco, (late in the evening of 27th June) I represented lo presiclenl Burnet the great importance of writing officially once a week if possible to the representatives of Texas at Washington City in the U.S. and stated it as my opinion that the omission of this Govt. in nol furnishing lo those representatives, whoever they might b~, official reports of the battle of San Jacinto and of the organization of the Texas Govt. and general situation of the country etc had been fatal to the interests of Texas, as l believed LhaL our independence would have been acknowledged by the U. S. govt. and con1:,rrcss if those official documents had been sent in on time- Nothing of tlu: kind was l'VCr sent on-those of us, (Austin, Wharton, Archer, Childrc:-s ,md Hamilton} who were in \Vashi11glon received nothing, not even one
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