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was shot each third day within the space of four weeks. Among those shot were Ayarnontes and Canales, and the head and the right arm of each was cut off and placed in the Plaza of Arms where they re- mained until Arredondo went away to Mexico. ·
Don Francisco Ruiz died at San Antonio in 1839
ANTO:N"IO MENCHACA AGUSTIN BARRERA 1\Ienchaca was born on the 12th day of January 1800 Barrera was born in the year 1803.
No. 2509. DAVID G. BURNET TO LAMAR
[Lynchburg, Texas,] Horne Feby 21st -57
Genl JH. B. LAMAR
DEAR Sm Your two notes of recent date are received- It was quite impos- sible for me to meet you at Galveston as you requested- We depend much on our garden for subsistence during the Summer and I am the principal gardener-with one negro girl to help- Your paper, or rather my certificate for your use was transmitted to Mr Brewster some days ago- I could not certify to Specific dates as Mr B-furnished them to me, neither did I say any thing about acting Secretary of the Navy. I trust what I could conscientiously affirm will enable you to Settle your account with the government- I trust you will be able to effect the publication of our joint MS- but I am apprehensive it is in too much confusion to be correctly set up- You should by all means append or prefix a note stating some reason for the appearance of the documents being So long deferred- perhaps the real fact, that we were all too poor to procure their pub- lication would be as Satisfactory as any other and certainly as true- I am quite willing my la,st answer to H-s reply, should be omitted, but do as you think best- I understood some time ago that you wished to incorporate an old publication of yours in which you are very severe upon Dr A- Jones- Inasmuch as we have derived some testi- monials from that person, I think it would be manifestly improper to insert such a document-pray do not do it- I should be gratified to hear from you and to know what your prospects are- Wishing you all success in your personal and literary undertakings, I am Your old friend DAVID G BURNET [Endorsed :] J udg Burnett No. 2510. HUGH McLEOD TO THOMAS J. GREEN Galveston Febry 25th 1857- MY DEAR Sm- Yours of 31st Ulto, was duly recd, but it was sometime before I could find leisure to give her your message-I met her only the day before, & she asked if I had heard from you, & she seemed surprised
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