\vord frorn their Govt. and had nothing to operate with, in their exertions lo procure a recognition of our independence, but news paper accounts and private letters from individuals in Texas New Orleans etc- I was assured that Grayson and Collingsworth (the prcsenl representatives of Texas al Washington City) should be regularly written to, and on the 9th July president Burnet wrote to them (by the schooner Comanche bound to orleans) and enclosed certified copies of Gen. Santa Anna's letters to Gen. Jackson and Gen Urrea, and of the treaties of 14th May etc I wrote to them al the same time (see copy 9th July)- The duplicate of Gen Santa Anna's teller to president Jackson signed by himself, was given by me to president Burnet on the 8 july and filed by him, (as he told me, with the records of the executive office- Mr W. H. Jack the secretary of State left velasco some twenty days since for the Neches river to bring hack his family, who had fled there with Mckinny's and Williams's in time of the general flight last spring he is dayly expected back and it is said will be here today (10 July) The secretary or the Navy, Potter, went lo the U.S. about two months ago and has not returned the only members of the Govt now here are Burnet, Hardiman and Somerville- I gave it as my opinion the importance of official reports from the head of each department, of the Govt, relative to the slate of the public affairs of the respective branches, and that such reports should he published and sent orficiaUy to the reps. of Texas in Washington to be used there in support of our application for independence etc- I paid to G. P. Digges, the express Lo Gains, ten dollars of my own money for his expenses, and gave him a letter, to hire horses should his fail- W. H. Jack, S. M. Williams and T. F. McKinney arrived with their families in the Steam boat Yellow Stone from the river Neches this afternoon (July 10)- The schooner Comanche sailed for orleans to day- [Stephen F'. Austin]
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