This volume contains an important collection of letters and reports from the second half of 1840, when the Republic of Texas was facing diplomatic challenges from Mexico and other nations. George Pierce Garrison provides extensive editorial notes to help readers understand the historical context and significance of each document. This book will be of interest to scholars of Texas history, diplomatic history, and nineteenth-century politics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.