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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
Pages 8 to 53 contain a connected narrative of the life of Santa Anna from his birth until his return to Veracruz as governor in the occasion of the revolution of the capital led··by Gen. Lobato. You will notice that on page 26 I have caused the first line to be re- written, as I think it was erroneously overlined and that it is necessary in the consecutive relation. At the conclusion of page 53. there is evidently a break in the nar- ration, for page 54 begins with the closing words of a broken sentence "punto favorito Veracruz," and then relates some anecdotes of Santa Anna's uxuriousness, rapacity and passion for play. _ It is probable that an examination of Mexican history will show that the thread of the relation of Santa Anna's life, broken off at -page 53, is again taken up at the words "Desde el mes de Junio," commenc- ing a paragraph about the middle of page 55 This point can be easily settled by a reference to the History of Mexico which I have not at hand. The narrative continues connectedly from this point to page 61 where he prepares to attack Barradas. Here there is a break in the narrative, and page 62, I presume, from internal evidence, to be a re- lation of his return to Veracruz after the surrender of the Spanish forces. Page 63. commences with an undoubted break in the narrative, for: we here find Santa Anna in open rebellion against the recently elected Pr·esident, Bustamante, and the M. S. S. commencing with strictures on the commanders of the forces sent against him. From page 63 to page 88 the narration is unbroken. Here there is a break. Page 89 takes up the thread of history at a point a little later than where it is broken off on page 88 continuing steadily to page 108 where there is another sudden break. Pages 109-10 and 11 contain an interesting narrative of an event that I believe comes properly in here in cronological order. This can be easily ascertained by a reference to Mexican history, and the error corrected if, I am mistaken, for the three pages are isolated in their matter and its narration. In my opinion this, is the latest historical event treated of by the writer of the M. S. S. in question. Pages lettered A to F contain the relation of an adventure that occurred during the occupation of the town of Oajaca related in pages 51 to 3 and can very properly come in at page 52, where this mark [ +] has been made by the author, or some former annotator. Pages lettered G to -Q contain duplicate of matter commencing at the mark * in the eighth line from the bottom of page 49 and contin- uing to the end of page 53. Pages lettered R and S contain a relation of a celebration of the anniversary of Mexican Independence, held, I presume, from internal evidence, at the Washington Hotel at_Lake Ponchartrain near New Orleans. Page lettered T is a letter not connected with the subject matter in the M. SS. Hoping that you will find the arrangement of the M. S. S. and ~y remarks thereon sufficiently clear, I beg you to accept the assurances of my regard and consideration Respectfully Your very obt. servt. J S. THRASHER
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