e/To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World

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has glosseng: To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World is an open letter written on February 24, 1836 by William B. Travis, commander of the Texian forces at the Battle of the Alamo, to settlers in Mexican Texas. According to Michael Green, former reference archivist for the Texas State Library Archives Division, the letter is "the most famous document in Texas history". Among the immigrants was William Barret Travis, an Alabama native who had variously worked as a teacher, a newspaper publisher, and a lawyer. An avid reader, Travis often devoured a novel in a single day. His taste ran primarily to romantic adventure and history, especially the novels of Sir Walter Scott and Benjamin Disraeli and the historical works of Herodotus. Historians have speculated that Travis's choice of reading material may have impacted his...
lexicalizationeng: To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World
instance ofc/Open letters
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Bulgarian
has glossbul: „До народа на Тексас и всички американци по света“ е открито писмо на командира на тексаските сили в битката при Аламо Уилям Барет Травис до американските заселници в Мексикански Тексас.
lexicalizationbul: До народа на Тексас и всички американци по света
Russian
has glossrus: «Народу Техаса и всем американцам мира»  — открытое письмо, написанное 24 февраля 1836 года командиром техасских сил в битве за Аламо Уильямом Барретом Тревисом к поселенцам Мексиканского Техаса.
lexicalizationrus: Народу Техаса и всем американцам мира
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media:imgTravis letter postscripts.jpg
media:imgWilliam B. Travis by Wiley Martin.JPG
media:imgWm B Travis Victory or Death.gif

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