The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 7, July 1903 - April, 1904 Page: 320
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320 Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
such suggestions as you may think advantageous-which will be
confidential or otherwise, agreeable to your request. "When the
hurly burly is begun" we will be glad to see as many West Point
boys as can be spared-many of whom are known to me, & by
whom I am known as J. W. Walker-my maternal Grand-father's
name, & by whom I was raised and adopted, & whose name I then
bore."
By handing your letters to Messrs. Dobson & Williams of Mo-
bile, or forwd to N. Orleans to care of T. Toby & brother, I will
receive them regularly- My last voyage from the Island of
Cuba (with 15) succeeded admirably.
Yr friend &c
J. W. Fannin Jr
The letter was folded and addressed:
"Major B- elton
"U. S. A.
"Commandant Mobile Point-
"Mobile, Alabama
"Care Dobson & Williams."
On the back of it is this inscription:
"Messrs. Dobson & Williams will please fore'd this without de-
lay and oblige their friend &c
"J. W. Fannin Jr
"Velasco. Prov. Texas."
Major Belton replied without delay, and on November 6 Fan-
'In reply to an inquiry, Judge Raines received the following informa-
tion concerning Fannin's record at West Point:
Library United States Military Academy,
West Point, New York, March 1, 1904.
To C. W. Raines, Esquire,
State Librarian, Austin, Texas.
My dear Sir:
. . With respect to James F. Walker, the records show him as be-
ing admitted to the Academy, at the age of 14 years 6 months, in 1819,
and he was a cadet in the fourth class during the years 1819-1820 and
1820-1821.
I am, sir,
Very respectfully and truly yours,
EDWARD S. HOLDEN,
Librarian.
(Signed by stenographer in absence of writer.)
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