WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1830
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other native born Cherokee! as I exercise all the rights, which· anyone is enabled to do! The letter of my adoption, and the E.vi- dence of my citizenship I have the honor of enclosing to you! I ordered to this point for my own use, and the convenience of my establishment five Barrels of whiskey, four of lVIongahala, and one of corn. One Barrel of Cogniac, one Gin, one rum and two barrels of Wine, intended for stores, and for the accomodation of the officers, of the Government, and such persons, as are duly authorized to purchase, the same. The Whiskey, excepting one Barrell, will be stored with the Sutler Genl Nicks, subject to_your orders, or the orders of the Government and not to be used, or broached, without your knowledge, and consent. Nor shall one drop [of] whiskey be sold at my establishment to either soldier, or Indian, without the orders of the commanding officer, or the agents of the respective TribEs. In making this rule I have a threefold motive; first, I entertain too much respect for the wishes of the Government-too'much friendship for the Indians; and too much respc:ct for myself to make traffic of the baleful curse! Should you require, bonds for the performance of the pledges given I am prepared to execute them with security as solvent as any in this country- So soon as my establishment is opened, I will request of you, that you will (if you please) direct an officer or officers, to ex- amine and see that there is a perfect agreement between my report, and the stores on hand. I have not my invoices at hand, at the moment, but believe my report is correct, should it not be so, it shall be corrected the moment, that I can detect any error which it may contain. Sam Houston [Addressed] : Colonel M. Arbuckle Comg Camp Gibson Neosho [Endorsed] : Copy of letter to Col. M. Arbuckle on the arr_ival of boat with goods July 21st 1830. 1 0riginnl in possession of Mrs. Roy Hearne, Houston, Texas. Photostat, The University of Texas Library. Grant Foreman, Pioneer Days in the Early Southwest, 189-190. P. G. Randolph, Acting Secretary of War, wrote General Arbuckle on September 11, 1830, that Houston's Cherokee Citizenship entitled him to no privileges under the laws of the United States, and that he like other traders, must obtain a license from the Indian agent. Letter in the Texas State Library, Houston Letters. · 2 See Houston to Colonel Matthew Arbuckle, July 8, 1829.
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