The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 7, July 1903 - April, 1904 Page: 252
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252 Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
2. The Journal.
Council Room Oct 11. 1835.
The president of the Committee of Safety and Vigilance of
San Felipe, Col Stephen F Austin having considered it important
that He should proceed to the head quarters of the Army of the
People left this place on the [8th].
The remaining members of the aforesaid council or committee
to wit Col Wm Pettus and Gail Borden Esq together with R. R.
Royall a member from the Commee of Vigilance of Matagorda
& Joseph Bryan a member from the Comee of Liberty, these two
Gent. having come from those places at the request of the Com-
mittee of San Felipe to form a permanent Council until such time
as the General Consultation of Texas can be held.1
Assembled this day-When it was proposed that another mem-
ber should be added to the body to wit a Secretary & that R R
Royall should be elected President-which propositions were car-
ried into effect-C B Stewart added to that body &c in pursuance
of the above
Oct 12
Dispatched this day per M Roberts a letter to the commander
at headquarters & to Col Austin of which a copy marked (A) is
retained2
'Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin,
San Felipe, October 1, 1835.
This committee proposes that one of the Members of each of
the other committees of safety be appointed to come to this place without
one moments delay, and remain here as a permanent counsel-such a meas-
ure is now deemed to be indispensably necessary.
S. F. Austin,
Chairman of Com.-
Archives of Texas, A, file 1, No. 1.
2San Felipe October 13th, 1835.
To the Committees of Nacogdoches, & St. Augustin
Since Writing you by express forwarding our circular nothing of Im-
portance has come to Our Knowledge we received a letter Dated the 8th
from Capt Geo. Collinsworth then at Guadaloupe stating that he would
that night enter Goliad with forty seven men under his command. The
Result we have not learned.
As no express has lately arrived from headquarters we Resonably sup-
pose that Col. Austin is entertaining the enemy with profers of compro-
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