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a disrupted set of books, and he wrote the Secretary of State that
many records were missing, especially one important letter book,25
which should be located by Mr. Edmonds. He also said he
"found no statement of fees received, no record of vessels, nor
any amounts entered since the appointment of Mr. Edmonds ex-
cept two entries consisting of three lines."
There were three occasions on which Bryan left the office in
charge of vice-consuls. In 1840, he went to Texas to refute re-
ports circulated about him reflecting on his character and left
Edward Hall2 as vice consul. In 1841, Archibald Austin was
acting as vice-consul. There is a letter bearing the date of Janu-
ary 13, 1843, signed by Archibald Austin, vice-consul, but there
is no record of the duration27 of his services or of why Bryan
was absent. Bryan was next absent from his office when he served
for a short while as Navy Commissioner at Galveston. At that
time he left H. I. Budington as vice-consul. The one letter,
showing that he was serving in that capacity, was written to
Ashbel Smith in Europe and concerned a proclamation by the
President which Budington had just received from "our consul,
Mr. Bryan at Galveston."28
2. The New York Consulate
The New York Consulate was established when Houston ap-
pointed John Woodward consul general for the port of New York
on December 15, 1836.20
Woodward entered upon his duties a month later with a great
manifestation of energy and zeal for the cause of Texas. The
letters quoted in Chapter I of this paper indicate that he gave
his whole time to furthering the interests of Texas. The records
of his office, however, hardly bear out that inference. He either
did little, or considered his services of small importance, since
25Bryan to Secretary of State, September 5, 1842, Consular Correspond-
ence 1888-18441, Archives, State Library.
26Bryan to Secretary of State, July 4, 1840, Consular Correspondence
LXI, Office of Secretary of State.
27Austin to Ward, January 13, 1843, Correspondence of Secretary of
State LXI, Office of Secretary of State.
28Budington to Smith, March, 1843, Smith Papers, Archives, University
Library.
29Winkler [ed.], Secret Journals of the Senate, December 14, 1836, Texas
Library and Historical Commission Report, 1909-1910, 31.214
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