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the "faithfulness" of Wyatt Hanks's service. He cites La1na1· Papers, No. 1669, III, 290, in support of his opinion. Bonnell, 335, the first word in line 16 of the letter should be also. In note 4, the name is consistently printed Blonnel. It should be Bonnell. Pages 342, note 2, Hugh Love. See Lamar Pa,pers, No. 1645; Binkley, Official Correspondence of the Texan Revolution, I, 329-332; Gray, From Virginia to Texas, 93-94. Page 345, note 2, on R. C. Morris, add: Lamar Papers, No. 2169; Binkley, Official Correspondence of the Texan Revolution, I, 214, 237, 266. Robert C. Morris is misprinted Robert L. and Jose Antonio Navarro is misprinted Juan. Page 369, note 2: The date of Collinsworth's birth is mis- printed 1860; it should be 1806; and the sketch .overlooks the fact that Stephen F. Austin had previously had the honor of a military funeral. John Chenoweth, page 376, note 2: Mr. Davenport adds specific citations to those listed here. Memorial No. 21, File Box 14, State Department of Texas (now in the State Library) ; Muster Rolls, page 68, General Land Office of Texas; Binkley, Official Correspondence of the Texan Revolution, I, 474; Affidavit of David Murphree, March 3, 1860, in court of Claims files, John Smith; Comptroller's Military Service Records, Chenoweth, in Texas State Library. B. J. White, 383, note 2. We evidently misidentify this man. For the Benjamin J. White who is here addressed, see "Journal of John S. Menefee," Southern Historical Research Magazine, I, 405-407; and E. C. Barker (ed.), The Austin Papers, III, 190. This B. J. White arrived in Texas in 1831. Mobile Greys, in note on Christy, page 3.88: Enlarge informa- tion by consulting Binkley, Official Correspondence of the Texan Revolution, I, 9, 13, 15, 50; Austin Papers, III, 264; Gammel, Laws of Texas, I, 602, 605; Memorials of P. J. Mahan, State Depart- ment of Texas; Pension Papers of P. J. Mahan, and W. P. Harde- man, Texas State Library; Brown, Indian Wars and Texas Pioneers, 397. Edward Conrad, 388, note: Mr. Davenport supplies death date, July 13, 1836, at Victoria, and supplements our sketch by information derived from Binkley, Official Correspondence of the Texan Revolution, I, 215, II, 675; Austin Papers, III, 331; Lou isville J ou.rnal, June 6, 1836; LCL1nar Papers, No. 1645 ; W. F.
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