undertaking my best respt to you 1 need not [lorn] haste
Fras. Bingham one of the comite of safely
[Addressed:] To the Committee of Safety & Correspondence for the jurisdiction of Austin San Felipe favour of Mr. Foley
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[AUSTIN lo COMMITTEE]
San Felipe de Austin, Sept. 21st 1835
Gentlemen-
I received the informal ion last night of the expedition that is raising to march on to Labacca and without delay have sent expresses to Harrisburg, Trinity and the upper country with copies of the paper which I enclose for your information- Frank Johnson starts tomorrow for Nacogdoches; I have requested them . in that quarter lo raise all the men they can and march on without ·delay. There must now be no half way measures- War in full- The sword is drawn and the scabbard must be put on one side until the military are all driven .out of Texas. I persume you have received the circular from the committee of this place dated the 19th inst.; Mr. Brigham took it down- it was written in consequence of information received from Bexar which was of so decisive a character that the committee deemed it a duty to take a clear and [un] equivocal position at once and to let the country know its opinipn- I am happy to say that in this quarter and in the upper country so far as .I have heard, all are unitec! and all for War; 1 hope you will inform me of what is clone so Lhal there may be as much concert as possible, you wiU sec by the enclosed paper, that a corps of reserve is proposed. This was done because I expect, that some will come on from Trinity and some from Bevil' settlement who cannot be in time for the advance, and it was necessary Lo give them some center to report l<?, so as to receive direction and organization; until there is some head to order; we must all try lo lahour in concert, so as lo support each others movements as much as the distance and circumstances will permit. I will remain here for a while, or go on lo Labacca as may he
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