Council Hall, San Felipe, January 20th 1836
To the Acting Govr- . . . The advisory comnnttee of the executive, are of opm1on, . that the sum of three hundred dollars, drawn by the commitlee on finance, for aiding the contractor at Gonzales, in supplying the aarrison at Bexar, should be sent to Andrew Ponton, Esqr, of the b former place, for the above purpose; and that Gent Edward Burleson is a suitable man by whom to send it, provided he will have it forwarded with dispatch-
D. C. Barrett J. D. Clements G. A. Patillo Alexr Thomson
Approved January 20th 1836 James W. Robinson Acting Governor
In accordance with the foregoing advice, I do recommend & direct the committee on Finance to pay over the above sum of three hundred dollars $300-to Gen. Burleson, and take triplicate receipts for the same.
James W. Robinson Acting Governor
[1850] [BROOKS to BROOKS]
Camp Fannin, at Velasco, Texas, January 20th, 1836
My dear father:-
The "Georgia Battalion of Permanent Volun leers," to which I am attached in the capacity of Adjutant will embark tomorrow morning on some vessels lying in the mouth of the Brazos and proceed to Copeno lower down the coast for the purpose of forming a junction with 6 or 700 other troops and then taking up the line of march for the invasion of l\'lexico. The expedition will consist of 1000 men and wilJ be commanded by Gen. Houston or Col. Fannin. The first point of attack will be the City of Metamoras. It contains a population of from 15 to 20,000, (about one twentieth of whom are Americans) and is said to be wealthy and stored with public property to a vast amount. Two thirds of the inhabitants have manifested a preference for the "Liberals," as we are called, and consequently arc opposed to the misrule of Santa
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