The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 9, July 1905 - April, 1906 Page: 202
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that he was going to administer to your son's estate. I told him
he had better get a power of attorney from you before taking any
such step, He said that he had written on to you for that, but
since then Atwell was drowned in the Guadalupe river while in the
act of crossing; so I suppose nothing has been done. I will here
state what your son is entitled to or near about it. From $60 to
$100 salary, at that time soldiers not officers were only allowed
$20 per month. Also he is entitled to about sixteen to seventeen
hundred acres of land, which you ought to attend to quick as the
land opens on the 1st of June and all the choice land will soon be
taken up or send some friend a Power of Attorney so that he may
administer on his Estate. You must excuse this part of the letter,
it is not intended to hurt your feelings, but I do wish to see that
the Martyrs to Liberty shall have their rights secured to their
Parents or relatives. I expect that the journal you enquired about,
fell also into the hands of the Mexicans, as I used to see him write
in a large book. Before finishing, I will state, that he was wounded
in the battle and afterwards led out with the balance of the offi-
cers and shot; There is another paper by a private who made his
escape, of the names of the troops, which is very likely the way that
you heard that your son was still alive, but I am sorry to say to
the contrary. Any assistance I can render you in arranging your
son's affairs, will be done with pleasure, by writing me, addressed
to the care of Hon. Wm. S. Fisher, War Dept., Texas. I am out
in the country trying to recover my health. I shall here conclude.
Do sincerely sympathize with you in the loss of your son, who was
an ornament to society. Answer to another question in his sister's
letter: He had a Bible with him. In conclusion,
Your obt. servt.,
Jno. D. McLeod.
(Post Marked New Orleans Feb 6,)
10.
STAUNTON (VA.) SPECTATOR.
Thursday, May 19, 1836.
The Mexican official dispatches of the operations in Texas have
reached this country, through the Vera Cruz and Metamoras
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