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[Letter from General Sam Houston to General William Henry Daingerfield, April 1844]
Letter from General Sam Houston to General William Henry Daingerfield discussing Mr. Henri Castro.
Date:
April 22, 1844
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen to President Polk, July 1846]
Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen, Sam Houston, Thomas J. Rusk, Timothy Pilsbury, and David S. Kaufman, to President Polk discussing a recommendation for John F. Stephens to "an appointment as the Purser in the Navy of the [United] States."
Date:
July 28, 1846
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. William Henry Daingerfield, January 1843]
Letter from Sam Houston to Col. William Henry Daingerfield discussing an errand being run by Daingerfield to New Orleans to have money engraved for the Republic of Texas.
Date:
January 28, 1843
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Daingerfield, January 1843]
Letter from Sam Houston to Daingerfield discussing previous correspondence and meetings, as well as the newly created "order of San Jacinto" and its insignia.
Date:
January 28, 1843
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. Jones to Col. Wm. Henry Daingerfield, March 1842]
Letter from A. Jones to Col. Wm. Henry Daingerfield discussing troop movements in the Republic of Texas.
Date:
March 31, 1842
Creator:
Jones, A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Joseph Ellis, June 1847]
Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Joseph Ellis discussing a prior letter, Houston's journey, and the many illnesses being suffered by their mutual acquaintances. The outside of the letter contains the postage information.
Date:
June 12, 1847
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. William Henry Daingerfield, February 1843]
Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. William Henry Daingerfield discussing an errand being run by Daingerfield to New Orleans to have money engraved for the Republic of Texas. The letter includes an amendment to prior instructions, and a request to bring the money engraving plates to Texas to prevent fraud.
Date:
February 10, 1843
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Letitice T. McClure to Polly Thomas, May 17, 1846]
Letter from Letitice T. McClure to Polly Thomas discussing how she'll give Polly a diary on days missed. While updating Polly on the family and how sickness is spreading about. But the children are pushing through to get well and have plenty of things about to get them to exercise. A Indian came into town preaching anecdotes from his tribe the Choctaw; the Indian was a prophet and a Chief.
Date:
May 17, 1846
Creator:
McClure, Letitice
System:
The Portal to Texas History