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No. 2385 1848 May 11, M. B. LAMAR, MONCLOVA, [MEXICO] NOTES ON GOLIAD MASSACRE, &c.a Notes taken from a conversation with Ramon Muscos, in Monclover 11th. May 1848. He says that Urea, resisted ·two or three times the order of Sant- ana to execute Fannin and his men; and finally retired to Victoria or elsewhere to avoid the bloody work; where[ upon Santana] despatched one of his A ids Col. Portia, to carry the order into effect;,and fear- ing that Portia also might fail, in a few days he despatched another one of his aids, Col. Ningan; but before the arrival of Ningon at Goliad, the order had been carried into effect. - This statement is also confirmed by Augustin Soto, of Laredo, who was in Sanantonio at the time, and saw the correspondence between Urea & Santana on the subject- [Endorsed] M emorandoms No. 2386 1848 May 20, INHABITANTS, SANTA ROSA, [M~XICOJ TO MIRABEAU BruoNAPARTE] LAMAR AND THE OTHER OFFICERS, [LAREDO, TEXAS] Invitation to a ball to be given in the evening. 1 p. Spanish. No. 2387 1848 Ma11 25 JOS);J A. MENCHACA. SAN FERNANDO. rM-i:.:XICOJ TO TEOD[ORO] SANCHEZ, [LAREDO? TEXAS] Asking Sanchez to see to the deli very of a mule now in the possession of Andres Martines to the purchaser. A. L. S. 3 p. Spanish. No. 2388 1848 May 26, J. A. VEATCH EAGLE PASS, rTEXASJ TO M. B.
LAMAR [LAREDO, TEXAS] lG
Eagle Pass - May 26th.- 1848.
Genl. Lamar
Dear Sir,
I am truely unlucky in niy attempts to see you; Two weeks since I should have been in Laredo but for hearing of vour absence. Now that vou are near me another misfortune prevents my coming down to Precidio. Three days since I sent off two large detachments to look after a party of Indians who had com- "A. Df. 11 A. L. S.
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