[Velasco, July 21, 1836. The report is in Garrison, Dip. Cor. Texas, as cited, I, 111-112, and is here omitted. The financial statement that follows is from the Austin Papers.]

The Commissioners of Texas in Account with the Treasury department of Texas.

Dr.

1836

Jan'y 11 To Amount of Loan of 11th January of 200.000. 10% __________________________________ $ 20.000.

" " " Donation of Yates & McIntyre by Yates ... 125.

" " " Proceeds of benefit at Camp St. Theatre ... 150.

" " " Nett Proceeds of Loan of 18 Jan'y $50,000 _______________________________________ 40.000. —

Amount Carried forward ___________________ $ 60,275. —

To amount Brought forward_____________________ $ 60.275. —

$ 60.275. —

To Amount rec on loan in New York _________ $ 5.000. —

1836 Vouchers Cr

Jan'y 11 By Draft of Dept of Decr 14, 1835 favor of Jerret __________________________ 1 270 -

" " draft of dept. of 9 Decr 1835 favor of Bart Pajes l835__________________ 2 867 -

" " Cash paid Captain Brown of Schr liberty for Seaman's Wages, ______________ 3 200 -

" " Cash paid F. T. Wells purser of said Schr Liberty __________________________________ 4 100 -

" " Cash for Tickets at Benefit at Theatre ___ 5 150 -

" " 4 do retained by Commissioners for pri- vate Expenses______________________________ 6 600 -

" " Cash Paid A. Houston Quarter Master________ 7 7000 -

" " do paid for 250 Bbls Flour_________________ 8 2000 -

" " do " for Jno. A. Wharton, adjutant ________ 9 4000 -

" " do " F. T. Wells purser of Schr do " Liberty for outfit ___________________ 10 2500 -

" " do " New Orleans Committee bal- ance ______________________________________ " " do " due on the first outfit of Vol- unteers for Texas__________________________ 11 800 -

" " do " pd for Brass 6 pound Cannon 695 lbs at 30c pr__________________________ 12 208 50

" " do " Transportation of the same can- non _______________________________________ 13 2 -

" 14 Cash pd B. Byrne purchase of Schr Ingham __ 14 1000 -

" 15 " " I. Bledsoe as a Compensation for serv- ices to Texas______________________________ 15 100 -

" " " pd Jno. A. Wharton, Adjutant Genl________ 16 1500 -

" 20 " " Capt. C. E. Hawkins for wages ad- vancing Crew ______________________________ 17 500 -

" " " " Capt. I. M. Allen on Genl Houston's order for recruiting Service ______________ 18 4000 -

" " Cash pd A. Houston Quarter Mr for his de- partment ___________________________________ 19 7000 -

" " Cash pd Mrs. Peyton's draft on assent of Council ____________________________________ 20 133 -

" 21 do pd G. Byrne on purchase Sch Ingham_______ 21 4000 -

" " Cash pd B. T. Archer, W. W. Smith, 1st Lt. Cavalry_____________________________$150 " " Cash pd B. T. Archer, I. D. McAlister redg Service ________________________________ 150 " " Cash pd B. T. Archer T. P. Erwin Sergeant Sch. Liberty ____________________________100 22 400 -

" " " " pd A. J. Yates Expenses to New York______ 23 200 -

" " " " Two manifold writers for Commissn________ 24 36 -

Jan'y 21 By Deposit in the Bank of Orleans subject to the orders of the Govt, of Texas to be drawn as stated in the instructions to the Commissioners________________________________ 25 10000 -