| Dispatches from U.S. Consuls in Texas | |
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Source: Microfilm H-108, Corpus Christi Public Library, Corpus Christi, Texas. Please
note that I have left a blanks where the handwriting was not
legible. There were spots of ink on the paper and places where the
paper was torn, and this made the
letter difficult to transcribe. All punctuation and spelling are
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| David
Dickson July 1, 1827 |
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San Fernando de Bejar Texas Sir According to the instructions given me by Mr. Poinsett my Commission has been forwarded to Mexico, that the Exequaton [execution] may be affixed thereto. Mr. Poinsett has told me of the Establishment of a consulate office at the Bay of Matagorda; That being the very Key to the Commerce of this place (known in the United States as San Antonio) the office here is in effect abolished. I regret most seriously that I was induced to accept, and surely the President could not have foreseen the consequence to me: consequences ruinous, without any advantage to the Government. I have abandoned a lucrative practice in the United States, which I shall find it difficult to regain. So soon as the hot Season is over I shall set off for my residence in Mississippi. I pray you therefore to accept this as a tender of my resignation to take effect on the first of October, If the fact exists as stated by Mr. Poinsett. Very Respectfully P.S. A considerable Army is assembling here to operate against the Hostile Indians under the Command of Maj. Gen'l Bustamente. The Indians have, however ____ (illegible) for Peace and The Comanche Tribes are expected here in a few days to enter into preliminary arrangements. I enclose you a rough Table Exhibiting the different Tribes of Indians living in Texas as I am obliged to address you on such paper as I am unable to obtain _______ (illegible). Respectfully
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