Salado 26th Oct 1835

Dear Father and Mother

I wrote you the day before yesterday by express since that time the members of the consultation who are here 28 or 30 met and concluded to leave it to the vote of the Army whether the members should return and take their seat in the convention or remain untill after San Anonio is taken a large majority were in favor of the members returning with the exception of those who belonged to the staff, and those who might volunteer to remain—

Travis is a member who volunteers to remain and there are others, when the thing was first talked of I thought it would be the means of disbanding the army as I heard most every one say that he would return if the members of the convention left Doct Archer was appointed by the members to address the army before the question was put, afterwards, Genl Houston, and then Jack and lastly Uncle who was just able to sit on his horse all purporting the same (that is) the propriety and even the necessity of sending the members back (those who were willing to go with the exception of those belonging to the Staff) some 15 or 20 men would go back any how perhaps more

We are going down to the mission of the Espada to take up our quarters —I presume we will have 400 men when all have gone back who are dissatisfied perhaps not so many however they say with two hundred men we can sustain ourselves in the mission we will be continually recg. reinforcements. and perhaps we will have Bexar in 4 or 5 days what are here have pledged themselves to stand up to the tug untill Bexar is taken. Uncle in his short speech told them that he would remain as long as 10 men would stick to him, because the salvation of Texas depends on the army being sustained and at the same time the meeting of the Convention Uncle is better this morning than he has been for several days although slightly salivated

M. A. Bryan [Rubric]

Joel is well

[Addressed:] Mr James F Perry Peach Point To the care of Jno. R. Jones San Felipe de Austin who will please forward this by the first opportunity—