The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 9, July 1905 - April, 1906 Page: 271
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Lewis Ayers.
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No. 7 is a record copied from an old memorandum book which
belonged to Lewis Ayers, and is now in possession of Mr. Charles
H. Robinson, of Buffalo. It contains the dates of the birth of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Ayers and their children and of the death of four
of their children who died in Texas. The remainder of the record
is self-explanatory. G. P. G.]
1.
On board Steamboat Kentuckian
Dec. 26-1836
Dear F'ather Sister and Brother,
I have a meloncholy account to render to you-but before giv-
ing it to you I will (under the impression that you probably have
not heard from any of us in Texas since Abram left you) proceed
to inform you that Abram -and Ann was on their passage wrecked
and taken to New Providence, one of the British Bahama Islands,
and that they did not reach Matagordia in Texas until in the
month of Jany.
Her, that is Anns husband, and his Father went on to that place
with teams and took them to S-an Patricio a distance ,of more than
140 miles, before their arrival the Texas Revolution had broken
out. I had taken an active part in the struggle, and had been a
member of the General Council of the Provisional Government,
had resigned that office and received the appointment -of Collector
of the Port of La Baca, these circumstances had procured for me
the enmity of the whole body of the Mexican population, and
among the rest of them the Father-in-law of Ann, Don Antonio
Cabassas, 'although he professed great friendship for me. About
this time I moved my family more in the interior of Texas by 45
miles to a place called 'the Mission del Refugio. The Texans had
driven the Mexicans from out the County, not disturbing however
any private families. It is not necessary for me to give you the
particulars of several of the most extraordinary victorious actions
by the Texans that perhaps ever occurred in the World, but you
no doubt have seen the accounts of them published. I will there-
fore proceed to state what will be of more interest to you.
In the later part 'of February one 'division of the Mexican in-
vading Army amounting to about 1500 men reached San Ptricio
another 'of 7500 men under the command of Santa Anna himself
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