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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
ing Province of Taxus [Texas] who discover a disposition to
rise Against the European officers who are now Over them.114
There is Nothing Occured in Our Indian affairs of particular
notice a Chicesaw is in jail here Accused of the Murder of one
Williams a discharged Soldier, he has not been tried but Cir-
cumstances are Strangely Against him.
Am Your
Obt. Hble. Servant
The Honble William Eustis John Sibley
LETTER 24
Natchitoches Oct. 14th 1811
Sir
This is addressed to you by the Particular desire of the bearer
hereof Col. Francisco Bernard", who wishes to be known by
you, he is from the Province of Colone [Colonia del Nuevo
Santander] in the kingdom of Mexico, & Comes to the United
States on Public business,"" his efforts are directed to Aid in
the establishment of the freedom & Independence in his Coun-
try. he is said to be a Man of respectable family Connections
and a Confidential Character.'17
I am
Sir Most respectfully
Your Obt. Hble Servant
The Honble. William Eustis John Sibley
114Menchaca was working to execute a plan which Gutierrez claims to
have formulated. Menchaca was to raise a company of American volun-
teers, with whom he would return to San Antonio; there, with the aid
of the people and soldiers, Menchaca and the Americans would abolish
the government of European Spaniards. After establishing a provisional
government, Menchaca would send credentials and money to Guti6rrez
for his mission to the United States. Guti6rrez, "To the Mexican Con-
gress," Lamar Papers, I, 8.
"5Sibley's failure to give Guti6rrez' correct name is apparently one of
his common errors; throughout his correspondence he records proper names
incorrectly.
"Gutidrrez and Menchaca had been in Natchitoches about a month.
The notables of the outpost interested in the Mexican revolution supplied
them with lodging, clothing, and money. "Information from Captain
Gaines," Lamar Papers, 1, 285.
"1When Guti6rrez left Natchitoches in mid-October he carried, in addi-
tion to Sibley's letter of introduction, a letter from Captain Overton,
commanding officer of Fort Claiborne at Natchitoches, to General Overton
who lived near Nashville. Overton's letter provided safety and enjoyment
for Gutierrez on his way to Washington by opening the doors of important
personages, among them the governor and the judge of the supreme court
of Tennessee. For details see Elizabeth West (ed.), "Diary of Jos4 Bernardo
Gutierrez de Lara, 1811-1812," The American Historical Review, October,
1928, XXXIV, No. 1, 55-75 (hereafter cited as Gutierrez, "Diary," The
American Historical Review).402
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