The Texas quote of the day is heartbreaking: Mexico March 25, 1843 Dear Mother, I write to you under the most awful feelings that a son ever addressed a mother, for in a half hour my doom will be finished on earth, for I am doomed to die by the hands of the Mexicans for our attempt to escape the [illegible] Santa Anna [ordered] that every tenth man should be shot. We drew lots, I... was one of the unfortunates. I cannot say anything more. I die, I hope, with firmness. Farewell. May God bless you and may He in this, my last hour, forgive and pardon all my sins. Farewell. Your affectionate son, R.H. Dunham ---- This letter was written in Mexicos Perote prison by one unfortunate member of the Mier Expedition, a band of 250 Texans. The infamous black bean drawing occurred there. The 17 Texans who drew black beans were executed. R.H. Dunham was one of these. His mother could not be located, and the letter was never delivered, but was lost and, years later, found in an early Waco post office building. The original is now in the Alamo museum.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:30:00 +0000
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