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Western people the offices and honors and they unfortunately for the Country and for their own safety have not the men here in equal numbers to us we have suffered from cold wet and the want of both of provisions and the implements of war These things we have been promised our hopes on this subject has been deferred and our expectations blasted we find ourselves here without either and are loudly called upon by the Western people by letters written from their comfortable firesides lo keep up the siege-Can we keep it up without provisions or the implements of War? if this question is not quickly answered this war will reach your firesides We ask you to reflect and act on this subject while you have yet time much more time spent without effective action will change the scene large new reinforcements lo the enemy are daily. expected and our numbers are reduced under five hundred We ask your serious consideration if you do not intend Lo sustain us here it is time we should know in order that we may defend our own firesides
We are very Respectfully Yours James Chessher H McHanks
(13411 [DOR to HOUSTON J
Nacogdoches 30th Nov. 1835
Dear General,
. in compliance with your letter and request of the 18th mstant I sent you by a Mr. Weaver the books you desired to be forwarded to you, in addition to the list of obnoxious men to our cause (of ,_,•horn I gave_ you yesterday a tacit list. I wish you would pay a particular attention to the modern caron, that for the triffle of l2½i crosses the [illegible] from the U.S. to heaven no body here knows his purpose but one of your vigilent eyes can discover at a glance, wh~l his intention may be at this time of the year. Should you leave this place, have somebody lo observe this man. I believe you ,,~II be here shortly, and the man requires a little notice. Doctor Porter will tell you a little farther on the business. adieu in haste yours John M. Dor N. 8. Our political chief looks sour, though a few days ago he sent
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