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

Description: 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
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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

Description: 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
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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

Description: 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
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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

Description: 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
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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

Description: 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
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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