there was a printing press at san felipe de austin. so they literally had a little guy ride from washington on the brados all the way down to san felipe de austin. he blocked the handwritten document to gale borden, who was printing the newspaper the texas register. in the middle of the night print td it up. this is from the first printing of 100 copies. this is one of three original printed broadsides that are in private hands. and this is what the people needed to see. this is what the government at washington on the brazos needed to see. this is what they sent to the united states to tell the world that texas had declared independence. and this is what the representatives from the lending group needed to see before they could advance the rest of the funds. because without a declaration of independence they would not have an organized government to collect the money from. david g. burnett was sworn into office about 4:00 in the morning on the 17th of march of 1836. washington on the brazos was in chaos. they had already received news