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Title: Proclamation of Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas
Identifier: foth_0261
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
Dates: 1835-12-12
Description: Sam Houston's call for volunteers made on December 12, 1835, at Washington, Texas.

Title: Richard Ellis to Sam Houston
Identifier: foth_0263
Creator: Ellis, Richard
Dates: 1836-03-05
Description: On March 5, 1836, Richard Ellis, president of the Convention of 1836, conveyed to Houston his appointment as commander-in-chief of the Armies of the Republic of Texas. Ellis urged Houston and "The Gallant Patriots of this Nation now under arms" to press forward "to victory and glory." Note that this letter is one day prior to the final defeat of the Alamo.

Title: Unanimous Declaration of Independence by the Delegates of the People of Texas, in General Convention at the town of Washington
Identifier: foth_0267
Creator: Texas. Constitutional Convention (1836)
Dates: 1836-03-02
Description: The Texas Declaration of Independence is the outstanding state paper in Texas history. At the foot of the broadside are the names of all the delegates present, with the exception of George C. Childress and Sterling C. Robertson, of Milam. Gail and Thomas H. Borden, the printers of the broadside, later apologized for the omissions, stating that the document was printed "in too much haste, and chiefly in the night."