Indiansbusines.5, & give it a full statement, as the Mexican GT or Fl. Urrea will not pay any attention to treaties or honour, but treat with tJ1em in an underhanded or secret manner. Yr Obdt Sert P.S. I not give you any signature as I do not wish to appear on this postscript- [ 3784] [WHARTON STATEMENT] Mattagorda Committee to press some waggons and teams to transport arms and ammunition etc. to the main army which they did, and told me that some of them belonged to R. H. Williams. I ordered Lieut. McFarland lo take charge of them & his receipt to the owners is proper. John A. Wharton Brazoria July 23rd 1836 On or about tJ1e 23rd of March last I requested the
[3785] [BURNET to HARDIN]
Executive department Velasco 24 July 1836
To the honble William Hardin Sir
We have it in contemplation to remove the Mexican offi- cers (prisoners) from Galveston Island-There are two objects in view-security and economy. It has accurred to me that they could be safely, conve- niently and clearly kept" at Liberty. Will you be good enough to report to Col. James Morgan comdg the Island, whether you could conveniently organise a company say of (not given] men to act as a permanent guard on the principle of military service which would exempt them for the time, from any call to the army-and also welher a suitable building or buildings, at Liberty, could be had for the accomodation of the prisoners, some 30 or more, and the guard-and also whether provisions could be procured for government paper for their subsistence.
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