To The People Of Texas

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 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." On February 23, the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas, had been besieged by Mexican forces led by General Antonio L pez de Santa Anna. Fearing that his small group of men could not withstand an assault, Travis wrote this letter seeking reinforcements and supplies from supporters. The letter closes with Travis's vow of "Victory or Death!," an emotion which has been both praised and derided by historians.