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[Transcript of Letter from S. F. Austin to The President and Members of the General Council, December 11, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from S. F. Austin to The President and Members of the General Council, in which Austin advises the creation of permanent government and the creation of a constitution via a convention of elected representatives. Austin also commends the council for aid provided to the Mexican Federalist troops.

Date: December 11, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from S. Rhoads Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, October 29, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from S. Rhoads Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, regarding Gomez-Farias leaving Brazos to interview with Austin. Fisher informs Austin that he is aware that the interview was planned to take place and that the Matagorda Committee of Safety has been awaiting news from Austin.

Date: October 29, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Silas Dinsmore to James F. Perry and J. G. McNeel, October 30, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter Silas Dinsmore to James F. Perry and J. G. McNeel, in which Dinsmore requests approval for a list of names, and advises that while Goliad is still in control of the colonists, La Baca is the best location for delivering supplies.

Date: October 30, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Capt. William Dimmitt, November 18, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Capt. William Dimmitt, in which Austin informs Dimmitt that he is to transfer command of the fort and the town to Capt. Collinsworth immediately. Austin explains that the transfer of command is due to reports made by Governor Viesca and acting Alcalde regarding harsh mistreatment of the inhabitants of Goliad.

Date: November 18, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin, October 4, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin, regarding the declaration of war by the people of Texas against Mexican military despotism. Austin reports that the Mexican military at Bexar has advanced to Gonzales but that Texans agree that the first strategic victory for the revolution should be to take Bexar and drive out the Mexican military there, before the campaign closes. Austin asks the committee to circulate this news, and h… more

Date: October 4, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Dr. Mac, April 26, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Dr. Mac, in which Austin agrees that the time has come for war with Mexico. Austin also writes that his service to Texas, including his imprisonment in Mexico, has left him in debt.

Date: April 26, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from The Provisional Government of Texas to the Mexican People, December 11, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from The Provisional Government of Texas to the Mexican People, in which the Provisional Government argues that the tenants of Mexican liberalism and the cause of Texas independence are aligned.

Date: December 11, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. McKinney to James F. Perry, October 4, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas F. McKinney to James F. Perry, in which McKinney argues that Perry would provide a great service by traveling to Columbia and convincing Greenville McNeil to travel to Brazoria to hold elections.

Date: October 4, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. McKinney to James F. Perry, October 22, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas F. McKinney to James F. Perry, in which McKinney thanks Perry for the use of his "boy" in the completion of a challenging task. [It is unclear from this letter if "boy" is a diminutive way of addressing a male slave or if "boy" actually refers to Perry's son.]

Date: October 22, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas G. Western to Genl. Stephen F. Austin, November 13, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas G. Western to Genl. Stephen F. Austin, in which Western informs Austin that he is leaving to attend the Convention in San Felipe, where he will raise concerns regarding the governance of the colonies and abuse of power by members of the Texas Revolutionary Army in Goliad. Western reports that many inhabitants have fled Goliad to avoid oppression and abuse.

Date: November 13, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Wyatt Hanks to Genl. S. F. Austin, December 9, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Wyatt Hanks to Genl. S. F. Austin, in which Hanks seeks Austin's advice regarding the creation of a corps of cavalry officers in addition to the Texas Revolutionary Army.

Date: December 9, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter from Wyly Martin to Ayuntamiento of Columbia, August 10, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Wyly Martin to Ayuntamiento of Columbia, in which Martin forwards orders from the Commander of Coahuila y Tejas to capture and detain principal members in the Texas Revolutionary effort, including: William B. Travis, Don Lorenzo Zavalla, Johnson Williamson, and [Moseley Baker].

Date: August 10, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letter to Stephen F. Austin, October 18, 1835]

Copy of transcript for the first two pages of a letter to Stephen F. Austin, on October 18, 1835, discussing the Mexican president's handling of the situation in Texas.

Date: October 18, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Letters from John J. Linn and James Kerr to Col. Grayson and the Council of War, October 11, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Kerr to Col. Grayson and the Council of War, in which Linn requests the parol of three gentlemen. John J. Linn also writes and vouches for the gentlemen and their ability to comply with the terms of their parol.

Date: October 11, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Meeting Minutes from a meeting of the Citizens of Columbia, August 15, 1835]

Copy of transcript for meeting minutes from a meeting of the citizens of Columbia, in which the group resolves to create a body of fifteen representatives called the Committee of Safety and Correspondence for the Jurisdiction of Columbia. The committee will be responsible for keeping all jurisdictions informed of any political or military intelligence.

Date: August 15, 1835

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of Official Order from General Cos to the Commander of Coahuila y Texas, August 15, 1835]

The first page of this document is copy of a transcript of a letter to the citizens of Texans, questioning the arrest of Zavalla and calling it a "pretense by which to introduce [Mexican] troops" to Texas. The second page of this document is copy of a transcript for an official order from General Cos to the Commander Ugartachea, in which Cos orders Ugartachea to use whatever Calvary deployment necessary to arrest of Don Lorenzo de Zavala. Cos also orders Ugartachea to force all the inhabitant… more

Date: August 15, 1835

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of Official Order from Henry Smith to The Commission on the Part of the People of Texas, December 9, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Smith to The Commission on the Part of the People of Texas, in which Smith orders the commission to purchase three hundred and seven hundred barrels of flour, and to contract with bakers and send them to San Felipe de Austin for further instruction.

Date: December 9, 1835

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of Petition from Sub-contractors of Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company to Santa Anna, July 25, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a petition from sub-contractors of Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company to Santa Anna, in which Joseph, Prentiss, Davis, and Thompson describe their efforts to meet every requirement and follow every rule of the Mexican government regarding their colonization grants. The petitioners also describe their investment in infrastructure as preparation for the arrival of colonists.

Date: July 25, 1835

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of Receipt of Payment from J. B. Chance to Stephen F. Austin, October 1, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a receipt of payment from J. B. Chance to Stephen F. Austin, in which Chance documents the circumstances under which he received payment for his land surveying work.

Date: October 1, 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Resolution from the General Council of the Provisional Government to Stephen F. Austin, Decemeber 11, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a resolution from General Council of the Provisional Government to Stephen F. Austin, in which the council resolves to acknowledge Austin's repeated sacrifices on behalf of Texas and wish him well in his recently appointed role as Commissioner to the United States.

Date: December 11, 1835

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of Resolutions of Nacogdoches, 1835]

Copy of transcript for Resolutions of Nacogdoches, in which citizens of the jurisdictions of Gonzales, Mina, Austin, Matagorda, and Columbia have recommended that a convention of Texas be called to discuss the changing political climate in Mexico and Mexico's relationship to the citizens of Texas.

Date: 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of Resolutions of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence, September 27, 1835]

Copy of transcript for resolutions of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence, regarding a volunteer militia, test of merit, the safe keeping of the canon and ammunition, and the organized exchange of information with other municipalities.

Date: September 27, 1835

Item Type: Text

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[Transcript of Letter from S. F. Austin to The President and Members of the General Council, December 11, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from S. Rhoads Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, October 29, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Silas Dinsmore to James F. Perry and J. G. McNeel, October 30, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Capt. William Dimmitt, November 18, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin, October 4, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Dr. Mac, April 26, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from The Provisional Government of Texas to the Mexican People, December 11, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. McKinney to James F. Perry, October 4, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. McKinney to James F. Perry, October 22, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas G. Western to Genl. Stephen F. Austin, November 13, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Wyatt Hanks to Genl. S. F. Austin, December 9, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter from Wyly Martin to Ayuntamiento of Columbia, August 10, 1835]

[Transcript of Letter to Stephen F. Austin, October 18, 1835]

[Transcript of Letters from John J. Linn and James Kerr to Col. Grayson and the Council of War, October 11, 1835]

[Transcript of Meeting Minutes from a meeting of the Citizens of Columbia, August 15, 1835]

[Transcript of Official Order from General Cos to the Commander of Coahuila y Texas, August 15, 1835]

[Transcript of Official Order from Henry Smith to The Commission on the Part of the People of Texas, December 9, 1835]

[Transcript of Petition from Sub-contractors of Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company to Santa Anna, July 25, 1835]

[Transcript of Receipt of Payment from J. B. Chance to Stephen F. Austin, October 1, 1835]

[Transcript of Resolution from the General Council of the Provisional Government to Stephen F. Austin, Decemeber 11, 1835]

[Transcript of Resolutions of Nacogdoches, 1835]

[Transcript of Resolutions of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence, September 27, 1835]