[4291) [FIELD lo BROOKS]
New York, October 7th, 1836. Dear Sir:-Yours of Sept. lsl was duly received, but from a hope that I should be able so to arrancge my affairs as to enable me to relurn through Staunton, I have delayed an answer until the last moment of hope. Nothing could afford me greater satisfaction than -an interview with friends and relatives of one of whose acquaintance I have so much cause to be proud. It would also remove the embarrassment I now feel in anticipating the enquiries you, would make concerning him. My acquaintance with your son ,~as short but interesting to me and the good feeling he always manifested, will make his memory ever clear lo me. Our conversation turned generally upon the incidents of the war in which we were engaged. The probability of its favorable issue. The beauties of the country, and promising prospects which it afforded to the young and enterprising. I know that he kept a journal, but what became of it at his death, I cannot tell. I thought more of dying myself, at that time, than perserving mementoes of my friends, but I have since regretted that I did not make an effort to save some papers which were shown me and which I think I could have perserved without danger. On my return to Texas I will make diligent inquiry for the journal, which you have reason to believe was left with McKinney and Williams. · In answer to a letter from Mr. Norborne C. Brooks, I gave a short account of some papers that were found in your son's trunk. Except those, I do not remember to have seen any after his death. The first opportunity for a display of military prowess which was presented to Col. Fannin's army after my union with it, was the expedition sent to the relief of Capt. King to the Mission Refugio under Lieut. Ward in which your son volunteered as the representative of Col. Fannin.
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