The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02

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~, Ashbel Smith and himself on
Inject which appeared in the Austin
"a Anril 10, 1852. Respectfully,
r. u. Lubbock.
CORRESPONDENCE.
.,iIowing correspondence, which
,,,ce In January last. will explain
P@nd be appreciated lay all inter
n perpctuating the incnory OF
~ The nobc,t heroes OF Texas:
Ashbel Smith. Evergreen, Texas.
denr Colonel trust YOU VIII
i ma for in,rudng upon your val
fine with the view VI seeking
advice and aid In disposins of II
n thai not only particularly inter
mrclf, but In which the people of
have nm interest. appeal to you
readily from the fact that unless
csuory Is at fault, YOU were. with
one of thu orlginntors of tho
and tho presiding chairman at
M meeting at the battle ground OF
IacInto, and NJ which meeting | was
IA as the custodian OF the tunda,
M 10 n meeting on the battle ground
Ia Jaclntn NJ which IL was resolved
"a fund for the erection of a
ia, /, The heroes of San .InclntO."
nm In Aostln. In 1851, my residence.
ali Il c0ntn ned, was destroyed 10y
knd among my papers the original
nlpcs, etc. Ny wife. however, had
mt,ay preaervcd the book In which
esinal entries Of money received
tsnl showing the con,i ton of the
Same time since inquiry was
through the lonrunls of tho Stntc
What had become of the funds
calling an some old citizen to re-
/ wrote, and among other things
aAs An old citizen take ercnt
,rs in giving you thc desired infor.
m Ihere never was organized in
han N rreulnr San .lAciuto ,nttlr
sss,clatinn Thar, wns. bn,yryrr
bwomntu nrcnnixntinn ON the bntllc
In lS5g believe thnt coloucl
Doctor. Ashhcl smith. WINS chosen
sst and WINS selected na custodian
\ funds thnt mlrhl hc collected ON
,te cround and from other sourccs
eouisc of several suhSeuucut Years
annual celebrations ON tho hattie
and fn,m ritiv,nn AZ Houston
bur. Liberty. Galveston. Enycttr'
N, Caldwell Gonzales. Rnstron
Ion md cr.mra counties. The sunt
AGO was mid INTO my hnnd.
together with $1,000 received from
nh NJ NV solicitation tbrnuch Ma
ORA Of my deceased f,irnd Inr,,s
Ntt. and hia cn,,enrues thnr mem.
u the legislature from Harris conn.
sde a total Of Slaul 20. which |
n trus, fund for the rurposes snb.
A. |, wss though, NJ thc tlmc thnt
would erect n auitnhle monument,
tho m stake | nrrumc that over
had actually bern ohtniunl HAD
difficulty presented In rcttiu,. the
title 10 The rround unon which the
Of SIN lecinto wore hurInd ~
would doubtless have hcnn rrc~tnl
DO spot wlcre they rest Suh.,
IL the Mqn prcynilnl That i,osunurh
battle ground ,vos In nm jsolntrJ
IN q the country with M nrnhnhi,iN'
railroad beiur n,,,rcted in urnX
thereto and ne t,n hot,,o ' n.ns
IN Harris county, il was deemed
NJ many of the survivors +, r,mnyr
inslns Of those killrd ON mo ncld
pastcn. and erect the ahnft an tbr
square of that city ON tlr oist
prl, 1878, and nrNiousI, ,t tha
(alcns on IN. hnttl. c,nund
that | held This r,nd Ind rn,,,,'
Ia rho, stc"s ~, ' , "u"' Huu recon- ''',
tlripaI mtel, ,, ~" , ns ~. ~ curry out
Of whom / h,V,, ", ,nr s'pN'Iin"rS =,
M hpny IN " ",,,d p,tN"'n'n. sn4'.
|oNsr 10 thn r"ns',,,,,.' ufr,F "'' VI
bic an oh;nc, ;, 'I", ,H' 'lou W Nu
rad AN w.. -, U,'h H"nlcn my
s,,la WI 'ne -'st Nprl' lSuo. on