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there obtained judgmt for upwards of 16,000 $ a representation was made to the commadant [sic] Genl Teran of Fishers conduct which caused his suspension, after which he was empd [employed] by the Ayuntamiento of Austin as clerk when in a very short time it was found out he was making representations to the Govt of the foulest & most malicious charact~r & in consequence he had to take french leave" this took place in 1830 In September 1831 I was in Matamoras and had several conversa- tions with Fisher, he in one our conversations related to me the plans of Genl Teran Viz. to estabh a line of military posts on the Coast from Brazos Santiago to the Sabine and a corresponding line of posts in the interiour, say from Bexar to Nacogdoches in December of this year Genl Teran arrived in Galveston Bay and brought with him George Fisher as collector of Galveston and and [sic] the port of Brazos, The first act of F was to send an order to the "deputy" who was acting at the time under the authority of Bradburn" to require all masters of vessels arriving at this port to go to Anahuac to enter and clear their vessels and merchants to visit that place to Bond their goods, the mer- chants of this place held a meeting and appointed Branch T Archer & George B McKinstry to present a petition from them to the collector of Galveston (Fisher) his answer was the Oommt Genl had given him these instructions & he could not change them Before leaving Anahuac A & McK entered into r.. secret understand- ing with Travis & some others to resist to the utmost the unlawful proceedings of the military & Custom House Officers and then return to Brazoria they in connection with Jno Austin 0. D. Sayre and some others sent to New Orleans for a quantity Powder Lead and flints which were made use of at the Battle of Velasco. From Judge McKinstrey- [Endorsed] From Judge McKinstrey Anahuac, Velasco &0- No. 1622 [183-?, MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR, HOUSTON? TEXAS?] Address on freedom of trade. A. Df. 2 p. Fragment. No. 1623 [183--?, T. J. RUSK, HOUSTON? TEXAS] ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT AT GONZALES, [OCT. 2], 1835 19 About thn 15th or 20th of September 1835 an order was sent by the J->o]itical Chief a!; San Antonio De Bexar accompanied with one from ~oln Ugartichea the Oomdt of that post with a file of cavalry demand- 1 rng a 6lb Brass piece of artillery, & the order being quite preemptory & directed to Andrew Ponton who was Alcalda at that time for the
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