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No. 1619 [183-?, G. B. :McKINSTRY, BRAZORIA? TEXAS]. DISTURB- ANCES AT ANAHUAC AND VELASCO, 1832 11 Some time in the month of June 1832 news was received at this place that the citizens of San Felipe and neighborhood were arming to go against the military post of Anahuac commanded by Col Juan Davis Bradburn, the reason of this movement was the imprisonment of the officers of a volunteer company raised at Anahuac, the citizens of this place immediately armed and proceeded to join the Citizens assembled on the -Trinity a bove anahuac, after going into the election of officers we proceeded to Anahuac and took possession the upper part the Town, [sic] the seed day thereafter propositions were made by a Col-to treat with the Citizens which was agreed to on the following day, we on our part agreed to evacuate the Town, on condition that Col B should release the prisoners, it was fully complied with on our part, but so soon as we had evacuated the Town and had taken up the line of march for Turtle Buyou, they immediately took possession of our late position. it was not till then that we found they did not intend to comply with the stipulations of the Treaty nor did they after we reached turtle buyou we then adopted the Turtle Buyou resolutions "declaring in favor of Sant Anna" about this time we found out the reason why Col B. was so anxious to treat with us for it appeared we had possession of nearly all their ammunition without our finding it out, we continued our march up the Trinity to Liberty Fisher who was on Galveston Island about this time hearing of what was going on at Anahuac immediately seized a vessel which was in the Bav went on board of her and sailed for :Matamoras, after our little force arrived at Liberty persons were dispatched to various sections of the country to augment our force, John Austin and myself came to place, a meeting of the Citizens were immediately called when it was agreed to send a committee to Velasco to know of the commd of that post what course he intended to pursue, on the return of the committee it was determined to attack Velasco 12 After the fight with Pedraz 13 at Nacogdoches 1332 (July) Padrez 13 was brought a prisoner to Brazoria_ where he was liberated by the Alcalde (Jno Austin) & proceded to N. Orleans His soldiers were sent to San Filipe, & thence went to San .Antonia- about 340 in number [Endorsed] Cause of expedition to Anahuac
11 A. D. 12 This postscript is in Lamar's hand. 13 Piedras.
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