information on these points as may seem to you best adopted to promote my wish to serve Texas cause. With request to accept my best wishes I have the honor to be with the greatest respect. Your Excellency's Most obedient servant C. W. Drechsler My address to Kanawha Court House Virga [3870) [DUNLAP to HOUSTON] [James T. Dunlap, Paris, Tennessee, to Sam Houston, August 4, 1836, introducing Capt. J.B. Hughes and Wm. M. Jackson, who are enroute lo Texas to join the army.] (3871] [FISHER to AUSTIN) [George Fisher, New Orleans, to S. F. Austin, August 4, 1836, stating that he is moving to Texas in the fall: «J expect to plant a little colony of ten families in Zavala's grant ... I am also anxious to know whether there is any prospects of making a contract with your govermt for supplies for the army and navy, on what conditions and guarantees, and terms? Should you consider my personal services necessary in Texas, for the cause of Liberty and Independence, you can say so, and if you wish me to contribute with them let me know it, in what capacity, where, and for what term? in case I should go I would carry some resources with me .. . Should you acceed to my memorial of appointing me the · diplomatic and commercial agent of Texas to this Port, I hope you will not be disappointed of my usefulness to the Texian cause. I am convinced you will be elected President, and therefore I hope you will not forget your friends ... The troops in Matamoros about 3500 are reduced to 2700 effective men, they are many sick and dying of misery, hunger, and venireal. The 'Vencedor del Alamo,' put into Vera Cmz in distress. Molano & all the liberals in Matamoros are in favor of Texas . . . the troops refuse going to Texas ...")
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