The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 13, July 1909 - April, 1910 Page: 135
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The Clopper Correspondence, 1884-1888.
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box up all the papers and Deeds, and bury them, [being] afraid
to trust them with any person on this side of the Bay. Doctor
Patrick was then living at Anahuac, and I had no way of sending
them to him. my Canoe has also been press'd into the service,
and immediately I came home, I dug it up and open'd it, and
found them all nearly ruin'd. I have been ever since I came home
which was on the 12th inst. opening and drying the Papers with
the greatest care I possibly could. some of them are very much
torn and scarcely legible. I shall never bury again even for the
shortest time. Mrs. Wilsons Transfer to Doctor Patrick was also
amongst them and is nearly ruin'd, though the signers names are
all to it. I was very much hurt to find them in such a condition.
Doctor Patrick is now gone to Columbia and will return in a few
days. he will then write to you. I saw Colonel Morgan day be-
fore yesterday, and I told him you would allow him six pct in
Orleans on the same bank or place or which was most convenient
to him. he told me he would take 12j or the lHammer'd Dollars
are ready for you here at any time, he says that they are 8 pet.
and then freight and risk in the bargain. he told me he reciev'd
your letter and will answer it. when you write to Mrs. Wilson
tell her I have written 3 letters to her, and intend writing in a
day or two. I am very much in want of Provision and Cloathing.
I wish you could send me two Bbls flour 100 lbs. Coffee and Sugar
according. our army will suffer unless they can obtain supplies
shortly from the U. S. a rifle would be very acceptable at this
time. I will endeavour to see Mr. Barnet' as soon as I can. God
bless you my dear Father.
A. M. CLOPPER.
A. M. CLOPPER TO J. C. CLOPPER.2
18th October 1836.
Dear Brother,
I recieved your letter under date 20th April directed to Doctor
Patrick and myself on the third July and was very sorry to hear of
Father's illness, but your letter bearing date Septr. 1st was truly'Plainly written, but possibly intended for Burnet.
"See note 1, p. 134.
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