shall remain until we can build houses. We know well by past experience the trials of living in camp~, and we can do it cheerfully and happily. We feel assured that let what trials and hardships may come we can experience nothing worse than we have already done. Our greatest cause of fear arises from the fact that every person west of us has gone to the east! we are almost alone in this part of the country. I will endeavor in my next letter to give you a faint idea as far as I am able, of the retreat of the families from Western Texas on the invasion of the country by the Mexican army. Your Affectionate friend, [To Clara Cardello] W. B. Dewees (3059] [FORBES to RUSK]
Head Quarters Camp Fort Bend May 15 1836
List of sundries required for the immediate use of the Army of Texas 1st Rations of provisions &c for 3000 men pr 90 days 300 Barrels hard bread or biscuit
500 do Flour 1500 Sacks Corn 750 Bushel Beans or Peas 20 Tierces Rice 250 Sacks Coffee 200 Barrels sugar brown Havana 350 Barrels Mess Pork I 00 Sacks Salt 200 Boxes Soap 30 do Sperm Candles 20 Barrels Vinegar 25 do Molasses 25 Kegs Tobacco 20 lb. African Ceyen pepper 2 hlf. Chests of Tea 2nd Clothing &c 1000 Caps 1000 Leather Stocks 1000 Collon Duck Roundabouts 1500 do do Pantaloons l 000 pair Socks
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