Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841 - Page 21
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is a copy marked A2[,] and say to them both, that if the ten thou-
sand dollars were paid, and a Government draft given me for
the balance, payable in some specific time, after deducting all
the Bills for the repairs of the Zavala and Fresh Beef furnished
the Squadron, that I would be satisfied, and as a proof of my
sincerity, I would let the two schooners proceed, and that
I would not act offensively until the day after to-morrow
night[.] [W]e were then about sixteen leagues below the town,
and ten leagues above this place, and it was near mid-day.
Mr. Ellys [sic] at once consented, and started up in a canoe, and we
proceeded down, and arrived here that evening, where I found
the San-Bernard with nearly all hands sick on board[.] [W]e
had, both on board this Ship, and the Zavala, not more
than thirty fighting men, and most of them, had been down
with the fever[.] [M]any of the officers were sick myself among the
numbers.
Mr Elys arrived in due time with six thousand two
hundred and six dollars in specie, a draft on a mercantile house
in New York drawn by Lobach [?] & Co in Tobasco, for three thous-
and seven hundred and ninety four dollars, and a draft from
the Acting Governor (the Governor having resigned) [sic] in favor of
Genl Anaya, and endorsed by him, to my order, for the sum
of ten thousand dollars, which together with three thous-
and dollars which I had already received, and the Bills of the Squ-
adron which were not ready, would make up the amount of
twenty five thousand dollars.
I deemed it best to adopt this course, for there are
many advantages to be obtained by having free and friendly access
to this Harbor which is excellent, and the facilities for obtaining
water, as good as can be[,] the River being fresh at all times,
besides which, the people of the State are anxious to cultivate
friendly and commercial relations with Texas.
In my intercourse with the Federalists of Yucatan,
and this State, I have been guarded, and have not committed
myself
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Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841. Texas Navy Papers, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.