In the preparation of this paper use has been made chiefly of the Journals of the Consultation; of the Journal of the Proceedings of the General Council of the Republic of Texas, etc., which will be referred to as. Proceedings of the General Council; of the Ordinances and Decrees of the Consultation, Provisional Government of Texas, and the Convention, etc., which will be referred to as, Ordinances and Decrees; and of the Archives of Texas, section D. Since my notes were made these documents have been transferred to the State Library and catalogued, but the file numbers have been preserved, and are therefore retained in the references. Considerable use has also been made of the Austin Papers, at the University of Texas.
