Letters From The Old West - William Barret Travis - February 24, 1836 - (Documentary) tv show ep

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In this episode of Letters from The Old West featuring William Barret Travis was written and sent out from the Alamo in San Antonio Texas. The Alamo was under siege from dictator Santa Anna. Santa Anna was a cruel and ruthless politician. who would come in and out of power in Mexico. He had declared himself dictator and thrown out the constitution that Mexico had with the Texas settlers. So the promised agreement that brought settlers to Texas to settle was now broken and the Texas settlers had the choice of fight for liberty and freedom or become slaves of a pompous tyrant. Around 185 freedom fighters defended the Alamo with hopes that more troops would come to their aid. So Travis in a plea for help sent this letter to anyone in the world who would fight for liberty. These defenders gave their lives for this cause and because of their bravery and sacrifice Texas became a country of it's own, a Republic winning it's independence from Mexico in 1836 and remaining a country of it's own until entering the United States in 1845 as the 28th state.

Documentary Biography TV series episode. This is episode 3 of Letters from The Old West, an original TV series produced by The Westerns Channel Productions. Letters from The Old West is a new historical, documentary, biography, western television series about the Real Wild West. This show features people, places and events in the history of the American West. Lawmen, Outlaws, Gunfighters and much more. The real authentic letters written by American west legends like William Barret Travis in this episode and other letters to be included are James Butler Hickok ( Wild Bill Hickok ), Jesse James, Cole Younger, Theodore Roosevelt, Katie Bowen, General George Armstrong Custer, John Wesley Hardin, Willian F. Cody also known as Buffalo Bill Cody and many other United States Old West Outlaws and Characters. Many of these are what has inspired Movies, TV Shows and Video Games. This episode of Letters from The Old West is hosted and narrated by Bob Terry. These letters reveal realtime knowledge and information of the people, places, events, dialog and history of the American Old Wild West. This full length complete episode has been produced for and uploaded to the Westerns On The Web channel to watch free online. This series is produced by The Westerns Channel https://www.thewesternschannel.com is the most definitive network dedicated to the preservation of the American Western Film. Here is the complete typed out letter.
On February 24, 1836 William Barret Travis writes.

To

The People of Texas

and

All Americans

Commandancy of the Alamo—

Bejar, Fby. 24th 1836—

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, & our flag still waves

proudly from the walls—I

shall never surrender or retreat

Then, I call on you in the

name of Liberty, of patriotism &

& every thing 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

country—Victory or Death

William Barret Travis

Lt. Col. commit

P.S. The Lord is on our side—

When the enemy appeared in sight

we had not three bushels of corn—

We have since found in deserted

houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into

the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves—

Travis

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