WmTINGS OF S,rn HousTON, 1835-1836
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5000 lbs Soap (bar) 5000 lbs Sperm Candles 50 Bbls peas or beans
3000 lbs chewing tobacco (Kentucky) 120 Gals. French brandy (first quality) 120 do Port wine &c do do
Sam Houston, Comdr. in Chief of the Army of Texas.
1 The original document is in the possession of Mrs. Madge W. Hearne, by whose courtesy this copy has been made. Concerning Colonel Almanzon Huston, see Volume I, 355. This man's name is often found spelled Houston. To GEORGE w. POE 1 Head Quarters, Texas, 30th Deer. 1835. Army Orders All volunteers arr1vmg on the shores of Texas, or coming within its limits, will, forthwith report to Head Quarters by express; and immediately proceed to Copano; or to the Vicin- ity of that Port, (if they should not land there in the first in- stance) and await further orders,-Not failing on their arrival at that station, to report the number, and condition of the com- mand, with the names of the officers,-their grades; as well as the names of the rank and file of the command.-The term of time for which the command may chuse [sic] to volunteer,-when commissions will issue accordingly. The term of service will commence from the date of the first report, made for Head Quar- ters; Col. P. S. Wyatt is ordered in Command of the Port, and its vicinity for the present, and until further orders: Semi- monthly reports will be made to Head Quarters, and monthly returns Certified. Lieut Wm. Eaton is ordered to discharge the duties of assistant Q.M. General to all troops who may land on the Gulf Coast. Sam Houston, Comdr in Chief of the army. By order. George W. Poe, Acting Adjutant General. 1 From the original document owned by Mrs. Madge W. Hearne. Very little biographical material, except for public service, has been found concerning George W. Poe. See William C. Binkley (ed.), Official Correspondence of the Texan Revolution, 1885-1886, pp. 180, 384, 417-418, 479, 495, 1062-1063, for gleanings through the Texas official documents, Texas State Library; see also, Volume II, of this series, p. 296.
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