The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 9, July 1905 - April, 1906 Page: 242
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242 Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
350 barrels of flour was insufficient, and increased the number to
700, while at the same time it requested the governor to have the
commissioners to the United States employ one or more bakers
for the army. On December 18 it created the office of commissary
general and appointed to the place Thos. F. McKinney, probably
the largest merchant in Texas. Mr. McKinney declined the office,
but never spared either trouble or expense in his private capacity
to procure all necessary supplies for the soldiers. Finally, thinking,
perhaps, that private enterprise might be able to supply some neces-
sities which the government could not, the council elected a sutler.
He was governed by the regulations for the same office in the
United States army, and had authority to appoint sub-sutlers when-
ever the commander-in-chief requested them.1
5. Dependence Upon the United States.
Of the Consultation.-From the very first day of its session the
consultation looked toward the United States for aid, both in men
and money. Indeed, the "permanent council" before it had already
issued an address to "Citizens of the United States of the North,"
begging for help and promising to volunteers ample rewards in land
and money.2 Mr. Edward Hall, on November 3, brought the news
that a committee of Texas sympathizers in New Orleans had raised
$7500 and equipped and started to Texas two companies of volun-
teers. And Dr. Archer, in his inaugural address to the consultation,
expressed the opinion that many others from the United States
would soon arrive. By his advice the consultation among its first
measures made provision for rewarding such as came with grants
of land, and placing them "on an equal footing with the most
favored citizens." Mr. Hall was then appointed agent for Texas
to solicit volunteers and purchase munitions of war in the United
States, with instructions to draw on the New Orleans committee for
the amount of his purchases. And on the 12th the consultation
elected three commissioners-Austin, Archer, and W. H. Whar-
ton-to go to the United States and, especially, negotiate a loan,
Proceedings of the General Council, 130, 189, 254, 286; Ordinances and
Decrees, 74. 94, 132.
2The QUARTERLY, VII 271-73, note.
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