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Goliad Texas February 22d 1836 Dear wife I at last have Came to an oppertunity lo right a few lines to you. Nearly fore months has inlaspt sine I roate to you. It would take Several Sheats of paper lo inform you the ups-and downs I have seen Sence I Last Roale to you-the morn- ing af[ ter l I Roate to on the 6th of november I left N Orleans on Board of the Mary Jane a fine Shuner for Texas as I Soposed with one hundred and fiftey men. My object of goin was to Build forts-the object of the men on Board was to Go to Texas lo Volenteer in adc of the Caus of Libertey. So we proseeded down the River to the mout and Came to anker. Jenaral Mehear Came forred and we Receved him. thare ware one hundred and three americans and 47 French the Mericans ware divided into two com- paneys, one Cauld the Grenadeers-of which Mr Allen was Elected Capton-the other was Cald the Sharp Shuters which-I must blush wen I tel you I was Elected·Capton. You must think how my vanatey was Rascd to find myself al the head of fiftey one men as there Commandor with the title of Capton Dedrick. We put to See all in good Spirits-we were at See about five days wen a Storm Came on and Blcwe us lo See Som distants out of our Cors-the · men began to Gro oneasy were we ware going-we was Bound to Brasorah wen we Started in Texes, but we was informed that we ware a going to Tampcco in Mexico. We would have to Lan But we Should Shurley take the town without much troble wen we would get plenty of Gold. with theas and maney more fair promises we at Last Consented to go for there [was l no other al turnitive for us. on the 14h. of Said month 8 days from N Orleans the Land hove in Site. about for oclock the Sterne Boate hove in Sight to toe us into the mouth of the River. We had all our arms in orclor and Readey for action. the Steme Boate Came Long Side we then open our ports and Shew wc ware a man of ware in Stcd of a trader. thay ware all freitcd to death to Sec ho we ware. the Capton of the Steamboate was a Mexican. he was ordered on Board and Brided to take us over the Bar. in about one houer aff ter] things ware arranged thare Came on a tremendous Slorme. t)le Schuner was drove on the Brakcrs and Soon a Ground on one of the most daners places on the Gulf of Mexico. Night coming on and trcmcn•
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