Houston, Texas 1843 February 3

Scope and content:

Prospects in Texas worse for the time; expectation of a hostile demonstration by Mexico during the spring; the capture of about 250 "Texicans" in the town of Mier on the other side of the Rio Grande; view that the "Mexican nation cannot be regarded properly as a civilized people"; discourse on the Mexican population and the history of the separation of Texas; effect of rain on crops; discussion of "the perfidy of mankind"; personal and family news

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
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