PAPERS OF 1\Irn,rnEAU RuoNAPARTE LAMAR 103 12,000 strong- There is no doubt of it- all mexico is in motion- no treaty made with Santa Anna will be respected by them- Gen. Urrea is commander in chief- Gen Cortazar was at Saltillo with 5000 men & coming on by forced marches. Gen Filisola had recd. orders to halt his retreat & fight &c such is the substance of the news from :Matamoros-also that an expedition was fitting out by water- I shall try & be with you in the Army as soon as I can, as a private soldier- every man in Texas must shoulder his arms. · Farewell S F. AUSTIN [ Acldresi::ed :] Gen. 1\C. B. Lamar fEndorscd :] Genl. S. F. Austin 27 June 1836
ROBERT C. MAYS TO LAMAR Jackson Butts Co. [Georgia] 4th July 1836.
No. 398.
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DEAR FRIEND I take the Liberty of wrighting you a few Lines 1\fy object is to assertain what has become of my Brother Samuel A. J. l\J ays. who Left Columbus Georgia he was so I have been informed 1st. Liutenant in Capt Wadsworths_company. he was one amoung the first. Volunteers who Left Georgia for Texas. David J. Holt says he saw him at the Missions. I have recd Letters from him regularly up to the first of March and since that time I have never recd. any com- munication from him Jno T. Lamar wrote me some time back and said he expected he was dead and that he was killed at the Battle of the Missions. please try and find out what has become of him and If he is dead I would Like for you to attend to his claims If he has any for me write on recpt of this and It will be thankfully recd. by your old friend ROBT. C. MAYS formerly of Augusta Geo [Addressed:] Col. M. B. Lamar San Phillippe De Austin Texas.
Care of Wakeman & Palms N eworleans [Endorsed :] Robt. C. Mays July 1836
No. 410.
MACOMB TO LAl\IAR Lynchburgh [Texas] July 13th. 1836.
Colonel Macomb presents to General Lamar his sincere acknowledge- ments for the honor. tende11ed to him, through Mr Bailey, of a situation in his Staff. • To be thus singled out from among so great a number of Officers of real merit, and probably greater experience in military tactics by the Commander in Chief of the forces of 'l'exas, for a post in the General Staff, in which an intimate knowledge of military detail and arrang- ment is indispcnsibly necessary in the individual selected, as well for the well heing nnd existence, of the army itself, as for the ease and comfort of the Genl. Commanding, evinces, it woulcl seem a personal partiality .fo1·, or a replitntion for militar.,· sc-ience, in the per:!on to whom such honor is tenclerecl; to the latter alle~atio11, Col l\[acomb begs leave to cli!mvow, or to lay claim to any militar)· skill an<l experi- ence, than a short serYice in the U States, and in the first campaign
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