The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-23
AN INTERESTING OLD LETTER

Soon otter the bait . Of San JGcinto, April
81, 1886, wh ca has lust been celebrated al
Paris, ftxrs, by the veteran survivors o
that historic ncii. he following letter wa:
written b. Judge II =. Aaus'y then distin
gushcd m mocr . Tho Missouri legislature
BY Coiole George @. A ford, father OF Col
onel George +. Afford, OF Dallas. who wa
then brigade qrar'ernaster OF the Texan
army. The letter is In excellent pressrvs-
ton, although nearly half cen ury old.
Soon q ter IL was written COLONEL Afford
rsnressntiug the Texan army, and Major
Thomal 1oDy. OF the Texan treasury de.
partment, were sent by the government 70
New o leans for army Supplies. Two ves.
SELL were loa3ei with corn, Hour. bacon aud
other necessary stores for the famishing
goIdiere, o. one Of these vessels, the ,bri g
Julius Cesar, Colonel Afford and his
brother, Major johnson Ii: Afford, took
pastage, aua IN entering galveston harDor,
were captured By the Mexican nIook.ding
fleet, taa vessels and caTgoes contscated,
and messengers and crew carried to Mate
moras and incarcsrnted in dungeon.
where they remained until released through
the ipterpositlon OF General Auorew JACK.
son, then president OF the United States.
Colonel Afford resided ~ Crockett, Vexss
until April 1Si7, where he died full II hon
ora and beloved by his chieftsin, General
Sam Houston, and by I'll who knew him:
Coles Set lement Texas, June "a, 1886 .-Hou.
r. p naui.by. New Madrid, Missouri;
DEAR JuDoE-Iou are aware ere tnis oi
my having joined the Texan army under
Brigadier- General T. J. Green. We mad
received marching orders 10 JOIN the main
army under General L. J. Rusk, but IA We
were on the eve Of departure from Brhzorls
we received orders 10 repair up the cluntrV
about 4j0 miles 10 repel the Indians who
mpsoc cb sd ,S; ni.Ss ON
yesterday, distant from BrsE ,riG 100 miles
via Colum Ia snd San Phillips de Austin,
by tle same rosd on which tbs Mexican
army had advanced aud retreated. So you
NAV know we had not much 10 cat. Fresh
beef the finest in the world, and as yet n
little coffee and sugar, constitutes our en-
tire fare, except when we get Il litile milk,
also lLe best quality am the brigade
ouarte m seter, and rs such, am always In
pursuit OF provisions, horses, teams and
other necessar,es for the army. 1 have
firs,.rste opportunity TO zee this most de.
lightful country on earth. can tel you
excellent health. and from oil the obser.
vations can make and learn from the in.
hsbI,snts II Is one OF the heaithfest
countries In America. An express arrived
might before last and another last night.
from General Rusk, informing ne OF the re.
turn OF the Mexican army under Vrres,
FiIisolo aud siesms, with 600 troops from
Vera Cruz and Mexico, and We are ordered
10 take post at a point not far from Gen.
eral Risk, on the west bank OF the Color
ado. We are nov on the Brazos, about 200
miles from its mouth and IS miles from
the Colorado. We are 20 JOIN the main
army TO. morrow, aud will give the Mexi.
cans Q fight, and rs we all believe, goon
whipping TOO. The government owes me
now about S35 600. III we succeed will get
Re ali, II not '.les the tail go with the hide"
You are Of course aware OF the glorious bat
lie Of Sau Jacinto and the capture OF Santa
Anna, Cos, Almonti, and many.otner Oil,
cors; Including nearly their whole ARM.
have ssen them ali, in fact the president |
and officers quArtered with Us about a |
veek. You also know that Santa Anna at |
tempted 10 make treaty With the Texan |
Rovcrnmept, but firm the sudden retro
Irade movement Of General Urea there 10
lrSstv INTO effect, even IL be Is In fact will
mr. 70 do 10, which IL doubtful. They are
.srcsinIv the most faitbless and trescherous
sSonIe In the world General Green will
~ In 4 fsw days to Columbie after the
Irieoners, (ofilcsrr) aud teks them with us
3 order that We can put them % death
.he.sysr II viii BEST S ;s, inc r,oss.s
1sfer from Mr.. Cslyit, who onsrs TO fur,
~ me 100 head Of hns b:ef cattle.
nm send my assistant, Captain Egory.
~ fhem 10 Mount Prsine, hfteen miles
q 81 81 "a. Capital: Di:;, q B.lii% ,
15lsin D1rochsr, Of the Artillery. from
s:<Si~ Ift.ry. Of the Cavalry whose
~ VII b s1pplied tonight b 0snerai
- U0uoto1, who con0sIde Al the Jaw
= y TSHnr. He Il hon Matches: MISE :
S1. ond q now on bis way TO JON %
n 1kInG1oo, twelve mi,ee oiss,nt
i 49, u ~ breve 2. ~ . s nndss q