convention, or any other public capacity lo which his habits and talents are adapted.
James W. Robinson Acting Governor. John McMullen, Pres. Protem of Gen. Council. J. D. Clements,
Wyatt Hanks G. A. Pattulo Alex Thomson Tl10s. Barnett.
[1911) [SMITH to JACKSON)
Executive Department of Texas. January 24, 1836.
To Thomas R. Jackson-To execute & return.
You are hereby required to proceed to the Council Hall, and demand of the president, secretary, and memhers certain documents and papers belonging to my office, viz: A certain ordinance and decree requiring me, as their executive officer, to commission McKinney and Williams, to contract a loan of $100,000, for this government: on which will a commission has been made out, and the bill demanded of my secretary. and returned before it was recorded-and also a certain commission to McKinney and Williams, made out by the previous council of Texas, to contract a loan for the same amount- and also a commission to Thomas F. .McKinney individually; to contract a loan for the same amount. These are executive papers, and belong of right to my office. If these papers (the bill and commissions alluded to) are not promptly given up, you will summon assistance, and resort to force, and this shall be your warrant. Given from under my hand al my office,
Henry Smith, Governor.
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