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Army [?] Camp on La Buca
14 March 1836
Major Wm. T. Austin is hereby appointed a volunteer aid de camp to the Commander in Chief of the Army of Texas – and will proceed immediately to the mouth of the Rio Brazos or such point as the stores belonging to the Army may be found, and make a requisition from Colonel J. Wharton for [scix?] of artillery say six and nine pounders, six of the former and one of the latter Cal[?] – and an abundant supply of grape and carronades shot and forward the same to the Head Quarters of the Army on the Colorado river near [Burnham] —A Captain or select team of Engineers –will also be ordered to that post. – The stores and munitions of war will remain where they now are, until further orders- if apt [?] above –and such by may be regained by
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| Identifier | MSS0113-b01f04-01 |
| Title | Orders and appointment of Major William T. Austin as aid de camp, March 14, 1836 |
| Alternate Title | Sam Houston: Military Documents, 1836 ; Orders of General Sam Houston to William T. Austin while he retreated from Gonzales |
| Author | Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 |
| Contributors | Hockley, George Washington, 1802-1854 |
| Description | Document appointing Major William T. Austin as aid de camp to the Commander in Chief of the Army of Texas, and Major Austin's orders, signed by Sam Houston, Commander in Chief of the Army, written by George Washington Hockley. Related to MSS0113-b01f23-01 and MSS0113-b01f23-08 |
| Date Original | March 14, 1836 |
| Source | 1 letter (2 p.) |
| Type | Text |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Republic of Texas |
| Subject Terms |
Austin, William T., 1809-1874 ; Military orders |
| Geographic Subject Terms | Burnham (Tex.) ; Texas |
| Era | 1830s |
| Publisher | Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas |
| Collection | MSS0113 Old Vault Collection |
| HPL Location | Old Vault Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library |
| Finding Aid | Finding aid available at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00142/hpub-00142.html |
| Rights | Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Old Vault Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. |
| Date Digital | 2012 |
| Format | |
| Digitization Specifications | 300dpi ; tiff ; Epson Expression 10000Xl flatbed |
| Transcript | Army [?] Camp on La Buca 14 March 1836 Major Wm. T. Austin is hereby appointed a volunteer aid de camp to the Commander in Chief of the Army of Texas – and will proceed immediately to the mouth of the Rio Brazos or such point as the stores belonging to the Army may be found, and make a requisition from Colonel J. Wharton for [scix?] of artillery say six and nine pounders, six of the former and one of the latter Cal[?] – and an abundant supply of grape and carronades shot and forward the same to the Head Quarters of the Army on the Colorado river near [Burnham] —A Captain or select team of Engineers –will also be ordered to that post. – The stores and munitions of war will remain where they now are, until further orders- if apt [?] above –and such by may be regained by [end of page 1] the troops ordered on the Colorado River. Major Austin will order one hundred & fifty with their equipments and ammunition (the hundred rounds of ball cartridge) to the Head Quarters of the Army of the Colorado River,--with the 12 inch mortar and a sufficient number of shells and equipment Major Austin will purchase Fifteen good horses for the use of the Army, which will be forwarded as here for ordered Maj. Austin will obey this order with all possible dispatch and report to the Commander in Chief. By order Sam Houston Comm. in Chief of the Army Wm. Hockley Aid de Camp [end of page 2] |
| Filename | MSS0113-b01f04-01.pdf |
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| Identifier | MSS0113-b01f04-01 |
| Title | Page 1 |
| Transcript | Army [?] Camp on La Buca 14 March 1836 Major Wm. T. Austin is hereby appointed a volunteer aid de camp to the Commander in Chief of the Army of Texas – and will proceed immediately to the mouth of the Rio Brazos or such point as the stores belonging to the Army may be found, and make a requisition from Colonel J. Wharton for [scix?] of artillery say six and nine pounders, six of the former and one of the latter Cal[?] – and an abundant supply of grape and carronades shot and forward the same to the Head Quarters of the Army on the Colorado river near [Burnham] —A Captain or select team of Engineers –will also be ordered to that post. – The stores and munitions of war will remain where they now are, until further orders- if apt [?] above –and such by may be regained by |
| Filename | MSS0113-b01f04-01.pdf |
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