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ELLIS P. BEAN 25
erty all prisoners who would promise to fight for the
king of Spain.
Bean was the only one left in the castle at Acapulco.
The Spaniards wanted his help, but they feared to trust
him. One day an officer came to his cell and asked
him if he would fight for the king. Bean told him he
would gladly do so. His irons were then knocked off
and a gun was put into his hands.
Bean did not mean to fight for the king longer than
he was obliged to. His heart was with the people.
He knew the wrongs they had suffered and he wanted
to see them free. After all he himself had undergone,
the king's service was hateful to him. He was determined
to leave it at the first opportunity and join
the patriot army.
The opportunity soon came. Bean with seven others
was sent to find out where Morelos was When his
camp was found, Bean left his companions at a farmhouse
and went on ahead to find out what he could
about the enemy. He met a company of Morelos' soldiers
to whom he gave himself up as a prisoner. He
told where his companions were and they were taken
also. Bean was bound fast so that his companions
should see that he was a prisoner.
Bean told Morelos that he had come to fight with
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Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-. Texas History Stories: Ellis P. Bean and Stephen F. Austin., book, 1901; Richmond, Virginia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14383/m1/27/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.