Jan 14 1836 to Mar 5 1836 - PTR, Vol. 4

2.00 2.25

" "from Mr Burden for writing commissions Feby 10 3 candles for your office " " Paid Joshua Fletcher for 3 yds green flannel for table cover in yr office December Cost of stove for Executive office "Isaac E. Watkins charge for placing stove as per bill " 6 Candles for office 75 " Costs of 2 tin tubes for holding papers for foreign commissioners

2.44 25.00

8.25 4.50

1.50 $323.69

Recd payment in full C. B. Stewart

[2153] [THOMSON and PATTILLO to ROBINSON]

Council Hall Washington 22nd February 1836

To his Excellency J. W. Robinson acting Governor &c

The advisory committee, appointed to act in the absence of a quorum, would state to your excellency, that they have had the letters, and communications recd last evening, from Col. Fannin under date of the 14 Inst. under consideration, and would say that they rejoice that the enemy is not quite so near us, as was believed, from the last information recd and altho no doubt should be entertained that the enemy is actively engaged, yet his being farther off then we were led to believe from the last communication, gives us lime to organize, and get our volunteers, and militia, .into the field, which to us at present is of great, importance-As the principal part of his communication has been anticipated in your last Instructions to him, they deem it -unnecessary to repeat the same again, there seems however a necessity, that some few points should be treated on, and would therefore advise, your excellency, that you inform Col. Fanin, that upon the receipt of his last, a call was instantly made on the people, and that he may expect to receive such aid as will be sufficient to answer his need-also send him some of the printed addressed-With regard to the sellers on the Nueces, we think that, situated as they are, and have been for some time past, unprotected, and the enemy close at hand, we believe that great

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