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Letters, Speeches, and Accounts

Letters and speeches from the revolution, and the histories written about it afterward.

An unfolded, creased manuscript sheet with Travis's handwritten letter from the Alamo in brown ink, its fold lines dividing the paper into panels.
William Barret Travis, letter 'To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World,' February 24, 1836 (manuscript, page 1), William Barret Travis, February 24, 1836. Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
  1. 1835

    Address of the Committee of Safety of Liberty

    1835, LibertyFull Text
  2. 1836

    Texas: A Brief Account of the Colonial Settlements

    1835 to 1836Full Text
  3. 1836

    Letters of William Barret Travis from the Alamo

    February 23 to March 3, 1836, San Antonio de BéxarFull Text
  4. 1836

    Address at Louisville, Kentucky

    March 7, 1836, Louisville, KentuckyFull Text
  5. 1884

    Not Yours to Give

    Published 1884Full Text
  6. 1945

    Texas: An Informal Biography

    1945PDF

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