Colonel William Barret Travis' letter to the People of Texas requesting assistance in the fight to defend the Alamo Mission in San Antonio in late February 1836. The Travis Letter is often referred to as one of the greatest examples of courage and self-sacrifice.
"...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 determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country -- Victory or Death."
Shipped rolled or flat, the document size is is 16 x 14 inches.
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