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[Letter from James Magoffin to Jesse Grimes, August 10, 1837]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from James Magoffin to Jesse Grimes, concerns agriculture and immigration
Date:
August 10, 1837
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, August 22, 1850]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, expressing anti-war sentiment
Date:
August 22, 1850
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Charles Sims, August 12, 1838]
Letter with orders from Sam Houston to Charles Sims instructing him to proceed to various Indian tribes to assure them that they will have peace. The text reads: Nacogdoches, Texas 12th Aug, 1838 to Charles Sims, Sir, You will proceed to the various Tribes of Indians, and assure them them [sic], that no harm is in=tended towards them, but that the Treaty shall be [...] with them, and that they shall have their homes and their lands, and Peace will be kept with them; Tell them my words shall not perish= Let them remain at peace! It is said that whitemen [sic] intend to march against the Indians this is false! no such thing has even been thought of. Bad men may say so, but good men will not! Good men will [...]. Your Salary will be at the rate of five dollas a day. I am [...] Sam Houston.
Date:
August 12, 1838
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling, August 29, 1873]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling regarding Baylor's illness and founders of Baylor University
Date:
August 29, 1873
Creator:
Stribling, J. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History