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Commandancy of the Alamo To the People of Texas & all Americans in the world Fellow Citizens & Compatriots I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna. I have sustained a continual bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise the garrison are to be put to the sword if the fort is taken. I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, and our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender nor retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism,
& of everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid
with all dispatch. The enemy is receiving reinforcements
daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five
days. If this call is neglected, I am deter-mined to sustain myself as long
as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own
honor & that of his Victory or Death P. S. The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in
sight we had not three bushels of corn. Travis
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