their plans and intended operations were disclosed to capt Allen and myself on our way to this place from such authority and in such a manner that we cannot doubt their intentions-The calm that has succeeded the litlle storm of last week-which we all supposed had blown over-and that their failure to raise a mob to assist them in their notorious project lo distroy the existing government and the death like stillness a day or two after lulled us into the idea that we hadnothing more to fear-from that quarter-but that was not the fact they have been more active than ever traveling through the country organizing their bands to make a desperate effort for your overthrow and that on the first of Jan it is said, or immediately after you must not treat the information as ideal fancy for rest assured that even the assassination of some of you and Genl Houston is in contemplation and believe it a fortuitious circumstance that such undoubted information was recd in time to put you on your guard they have excited the whole Murrell Gang which are not verrycontemptable in numbers and possess more funds or cash than the honest part of the community can boast of but everything may be expected from the good sense and honest intentions of our citizens who are not to be bought nor bullied into measures-should you come to this place you can be verry well accomidated and find a strong support in the citizens of this place Sincerely your friend and obt servt Henry Millard P. S. Genl Houston sends his best complements to you and would write if he had time this evening he wishes lieut Wallace to come on here as soon as possible
. I
HM
[addressed:] Col. D. C. Barrett San Felipe
(1650) [MORELAND to HOUSTON J
[Isaac N. Moreland, Liberty, to Sam Houston, December 29, 1835 accepting his appointment as Captain in the 1st Regt. of Artillery.]
366
Powered by FlippingBook