PAGE To Daniel Jackson, July 12, 1832, saying that illness had delayed his leaving for Nashville. He hopes to make collections and sales at Nash- ville so as to repay some of the money borrowed from Jackson······--········- 258 Prentiss to Houston, July 31, 1832. A scourge of cholera had made it impossible to raise the needful funds. Mason had gone on to Detroit, but had obtained e:>..iensions on grants about to expire........·- ····-·······--·- ·· 260 Prentiss to Houston, August 18, 1832; apologizes for neglect in for- warding needful instructions. Cholera is raging and business paralized:._ 261 To James Prentiss, August 18, 1832. Expresses satisfaction that Mason succeeded in extending the time of the grants. Says he is unable . to do anything in the matter of the Leftwich Grant..---·- ---··············-····- 263 To James Prentiss, September 11, 1832, explaining why Arnold with- drew his favor from Pearse; says he will leave for Texas in two days, leaving the scrip with Robert H. McEwen_·-···-·-·-···················-·-·- 264 To James Prentiss, September 15, 1832, saying he leaves all the scrip with McEwen; that "the matter of Texas" had not turned out as he had hoped and expected-- ----·----·-·------·····-············--- 266 To Henry L. Ellsworth, December 1, 1832. He describes the country about Fort Gibson, and says his first concern is to gather information concerning the Pawnee and Comanche Indians·-·--·····-··-··········-- ·-·-- 267 Applicaiion for Headright in Austin's Colony, December 24, 1832..--- 271 1833 To the Indian Commissioners at Fort Gibson, February 13, 1833, making a report of his meeting with the Comanche chiefs at Bexar.-- •- 272 To Andrew Jackson, February 13, 1833, making a report of his trip to Texas ____ ___ _ ____ ······-···-·····--·--274 To Lewis Cass, July 31, 1833, submitting his expense account for the trip to Texas_ ___ --------------····----- 276 Houston's Petition for a Divorce from Eliza Allen, November 30, 1833_ 277 1834 To Lewis Cass, March 6, 1834, offering information concerning Lieutenant George B. Abbay of Captain Boone's company.-·•··--·--- 279 Prentiss to Houston, March 8, 1834, asking for information concern- ing land conditions in Texas____________ ___ 280 Houston and Andrew S. Hughes to Lewis Cass, March 12, 1834, sug- gesting methods for searching for Lieutenant Abbay.....·-·-----·-···--·· 281 To James Prentiss, March 28, 1834, stating that he had never been employed as counsel or agent for any land company interested in Texas lands. He states his terms should any such company wish to retain him.- 283 Prentiss to Houston, April 1, 1834. Acknowledges his chagrin at not being able to employ Houston as agent for the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company -••·••-·-·-·-·-·- ··--··- ··-····-···-···---···········-·-··········--·· 284 To James Prentiss, April 11, 1834. Assures Prentiss that the business of the land companies had not disappointed him a great deal ···-·-······-···--- 285 Prentiss to Houston, April 16, 1834. Expiains that the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company were obligated to General Mason to such an extent as to prevent their employing other agents except through his instrumentality --·····-·-·-···-···--·····-···-····-·--··--···--·----·-287
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