This is one of the most important documents relative to the Texas Revolution hitherto unpublished. The original consists of an unbound manuscript volume of eighty-two pages. Pp. 1-28 and 31-46 are 7¾ by 9½ inches; pp. 29 and 30, 7 by 7⅞; pp. 47-72 and 77-82, 7⅗ by 12½; and pp. 73-76 are on two small inserted scraps of paper about 7¾ by 5. Most of the orders written on the larger sheets are in Austin's hand and are signed with his autograph. Most of the remainder are copied, both the orders and the signatures; but the original of Order No. 2 is lying loose between the leaves of the manuscript. The annotations are all by the editor. The abbreviations L. S., D. S., A. L. S., A. D. S., mean respectively letter signed, document signed, autograph letter signed, and autograph document signed.
Parallel with the Order Book should be read W. T. Austin's account of the campaign, in A Comprehensive History of Texas, I 536-560.
