Letter for a Son LbNA #14903 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 6, 2005 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Chappell Hill |
| County: | Washington |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | TeamKing  |
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| Found by: | NLW |
| Last found: | May 14, 2007 |
| Status: | OFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 6, 2005 |
In 1831, William B Travis left his home state of South Carolina to come to Texas. He left behind his wife, who was pregnant with their daughter, and his young son.
Upon arriving in Texas, he joined up with pro-independence groups and got involved with some military operations. Just before the Texas Revolution broke out, his wife showed up with the two kids, demanding a resolution. He gave her attestations necessary to get a divorce. But Travis demanded custody of his son, then about six. He boarded the boy with his friend, David Ayers.
In 1835, Travis joined the Texas army and was on recruiting duty when he was ordered to take what men he had to reinforce the Alamo. He only had 40, and nine deserted in route, taking supplies he had bought with his own money. He unexpectedly became commander of the Alamo when James Bowie fell ill -- and found himself holding off 5000 men of the Mexican army versus the 182 men inside the Alamo. As General Santa Anna and his men marched toward the Alamo, Travis perhaps knew the severity of his situation. He sent off a letter to Ayers regarding his son, Charles Edward Travis.
On March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell. All of the men were killed including Travis. The battle lasted less than an hour.
The letter sent to Charles Travis is on his gravestone in the Chappell Hill Masonic Cemetary.
Charles Travis ended up in Chappell Hill after his sister married a man from there. Travis never married and was buried next to his sister.
The masons erected a memorial in honor of William Travis at this site.
To find the box:
Take 290 to Chappell Hill (about 10 miles east of Brenham) and turn north at the Chappell Hill sign (1155 N). Go through the town until you come to a stop sign. Turn left. Just down on the left, you will see a sign for the 'Historic Masonic Cemetary'. Turn right down that road and go all the way to the cemetary (road will run right into it).
Pull into the cemetary and park where designated. From the car park area, go about 60 steps at 230 degrees to a tall gravestone monument. This is the site of Charles Travis' grave. Read the inscriptions on all sides.
From here walk back to the far SW corner of the metal fence surrounding the cemetary. Count over to the 4th pine tree to your right along the fence. Box is buried underneath bricks at base of this small tree.
Please re-cover box well with the bricks!
Upon arriving in Texas, he joined up with pro-independence groups and got involved with some military operations. Just before the Texas Revolution broke out, his wife showed up with the two kids, demanding a resolution. He gave her attestations necessary to get a divorce. But Travis demanded custody of his son, then about six. He boarded the boy with his friend, David Ayers.
In 1835, Travis joined the Texas army and was on recruiting duty when he was ordered to take what men he had to reinforce the Alamo. He only had 40, and nine deserted in route, taking supplies he had bought with his own money. He unexpectedly became commander of the Alamo when James Bowie fell ill -- and found himself holding off 5000 men of the Mexican army versus the 182 men inside the Alamo. As General Santa Anna and his men marched toward the Alamo, Travis perhaps knew the severity of his situation. He sent off a letter to Ayers regarding his son, Charles Edward Travis.
On March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell. All of the men were killed including Travis. The battle lasted less than an hour.
The letter sent to Charles Travis is on his gravestone in the Chappell Hill Masonic Cemetary.
Charles Travis ended up in Chappell Hill after his sister married a man from there. Travis never married and was buried next to his sister.
The masons erected a memorial in honor of William Travis at this site.
To find the box:
Take 290 to Chappell Hill (about 10 miles east of Brenham) and turn north at the Chappell Hill sign (1155 N). Go through the town until you come to a stop sign. Turn left. Just down on the left, you will see a sign for the 'Historic Masonic Cemetary'. Turn right down that road and go all the way to the cemetary (road will run right into it).
Pull into the cemetary and park where designated. From the car park area, go about 60 steps at 230 degrees to a tall gravestone monument. This is the site of Charles Travis' grave. Read the inscriptions on all sides.
From here walk back to the far SW corner of the metal fence surrounding the cemetary. Count over to the 4th pine tree to your right along the fence. Box is buried underneath bricks at base of this small tree.
Please re-cover box well with the bricks!