A.C. Hinton to Louis P. Cooke, November 29, 1839 - Page 2

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for all hands. Dr. Dory having reported to me that
“unless the crew are supplied with warm clothing immedia-
tely the consequences must prove extremely disastrous.”
The clothing will be purchased upon sufficient time to
hear from the Department upon the subject, when I
trust the Hon: Sec: of the Navy, will instruct the Navy
Agent to take up the bills. Contrary to my expectation,
it will take at least a month from this time to
complete the repairs on this vessel, which time has
been offered to enable me to get your instructions, &
save the necessity of paying for them out of the money
for repairs etc. The Navy Agent did supply the Colorado
with some clothing, purchased here, & carried down to
the Balize, & when called upon to supply a requisition
for the same purpose, for this ship, signed, & approved,
at Galveston, he refuses to supply me, when my men are
giving up, one by one, from want of them, and absolutely
going below, unable any longer to bear the cold. As
Mr. Brannum is either obstinate or ignorant of the respon-
sibility of his office & the Law upon the subject, I trust the
Hon. Sec. of the Navy will instruct him, inasmuch as
the refusal on his part to supply a requisition legally made
out, has, not only injured the health of the Crew, but,
others observing their beggared condition, it has been produc-
tive of serious injury to the service, ashore, but, as I have not, &
cannot ship any men yet, having received only $400 from
Mr. B. for us, & $200 for Capt Parker, being unable to draw
the amount of his drfts [sic] until the latter part of next week,
as he informs me. I hope by the time I haul out in the Steamer,
the comfortable appearance of my men, will induce a good many

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A.C. Hinton to Louis P. Cooke, November 29, 1839. Texas Navy Papers, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.