PAGE To James Powers, December 28, 1835, urging him to show great con- sideration and aid to Captain Wyatt and two detachments of volunteers en the way to Copano to relieve Captain Allen...·----------·---- 326 To Don Carlos Barrett, December 30, 1835, saying he wishes Captain George W. Poe to be sent to San Felipe and Velasco, and asking that Wallace (Benjamin C.) be sent to him···---··--··-·--····----··-·················· 327 To Henry Smith, December 30, 1835. He encloses the muster rolls of Wyatt's and King's companies, and asks to be allowed to remain at Wash- ington where he is needed......·-·-·--···--··---··-·--····-·· --- 328 Army Orders to Captain J. M. Allen, December 30, 1835·---··············-·· 330 1836 To Don Carlos Barrett, January 2, 1836, stressing "Union and har- mony" and saying that dissention will wreck Texas_··-···--··----·--···· 330- To Henry Smith, January 6, 1836, urging that the Government not yield to the dictation of speculators...·--····-··-··--········· - - --····- 332 To Henry Smith, January 8, 1836. He tells that he has heard that Johnson and Fannin had been appointed to lead the Matamoras expedi- tion. He asks Smith for a copy of Austin's letter concerning the New Confederacy --····-·-·-----····----·········---·-·--·----··--------- 334 Expense account due Martin & Clow & Company, January 8, 1836......_ 334 To J. W. Robinson, January 11, 1836, asking that Robinson attend to the election of certain cavalry officers..·-·····-··-··----- ·-·-··-·-··· 335 Speech at Goliad, January 16, or 16, 1836, to discourage soldiers from the Matamoras expedition_············-·······-··········----·--····-···--·---····· 337 To Henry Smith, January 17, 1836, enclosing a letter from J. C. Neill. He says that Bowie will leave immediately for Bexar with 30 men, that he himself will go to Refugio with 209 men__······---··- - -·----····-····· 339 To Henry Smith, January 17, 1836, asking that Hugh Love be appointed to raise a corps of 300 Indians-········-······----·--·-··-······-- ··- ··---·- 342 To William G. Cooke, January 17, 1836, acknowledging the tender of his services and of his company's for three months·-··---······-··-··---···· 342 To Robert C. Morris, January 20, 1836, asking for an interview at Captain Westover's ·-··-- -··-····-·-····-········ ---·--····-·-··-····--·- 343 To Henry Smith, January 30, 1836, reporting conditions in the army, and saying that since the Council had superseded him and given his authority to Fannin and Grant, he would go and make the treaty with the Indians --·······--···----···-··········-··--··---·-·--····--·-···············-········ 344 To the Bowl, February 5, 1836, saying he had heard the Indians were in trouble. He advised the Bowl to have a conference with Mr. Roeg, Political Chief of Nacogdochcs..·-·- - ···········-·····---··-···-·-····-···--- 355 To Henry Smith, February 29, 1836, reporting the treaty made with the Cherokees ···········-··················-················-························-···-··-················ 356 To the People of Texas, March 2, 1836, urging that they rally to the aid of the army and oppose the Mexicans along the frontier.........- ...······- ·· 360 Houston's second commission as Commander in Chief of the Texas army, M~rch 4, 1836...... ---·-··---·--··--·--·---·-··--····----··--· 361 To Sterling C. Robertson, March 5, 1836, authorizing him to raise troops for the Texas armY-·--··-·---·--·-········--·-·····-···················-········ 362
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