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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1834
1 Sam Houston Lette,·s, Texas State Library. ::Andrew S. Hughes. See Houston and Hughes to Cass, March 12, 1834. 3 Lieutenant George B. Abbay was born in Woodward County, Kentucky. At the age of thirty he enlisted in Captain Nathan Boone's company of mounted rangers which had its headquarters at Cave Springs, Missouri. On June 2, 1833, when the rangers were near Red River, in what is now Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, Abbay was surprised by a band of Indians and carried off. The rangers and troops followed the Indians for twelve days, but their food gave out and they had to abandon the pursuit. Abbay was subsequently killed by his captors, but before his fate was surely known there was considerable correspondence concerning plans to effect his rescue. Grant Foreman, Pioneer Days in the Ectrly Southwest, 104-105. 1 Nathan Boone, the son of Daniel Boone. See Francis B. Heitman, His- torical Register of the United States Army (1903), 230.
JAMES PRENTISS TO HOUSTON 1
New York 8 March 1834 My Dear Sir, I wrote you under date of Inst. to w [h] ich I beg your reference Since which I have such information as leads me to conclude that our government are about to take possession of that part of _texas lying east of the Natches If so, you must know all about it ere now and I solicit the favour of you to ad- vise me - particularly on the subject-and more especially to give me your opinion about the lands grannted by the Govt. of Coahuila and Texas in the trinity- whether our Government will or will not regard the holders of their interests in said Grants- and if you think it adviseable to locate script or lands there- and what veius[views] our Government have about the Country of Texas generaly- if you think they are willing or about nego- tiating for Texas-if a minister is about to be appointed there- and who will probably bee appointed- If Mr. Butler will probably remain-By late account from Mexico Col Austin was in close prison-and much excitement about him- Col. Almonte and another commissioner had gone to Texas to see and report the State of that country- The present administration of the Gov- ernment of Mexico appears firmly established- and will probably so remain for a few years at least. Genl. Mexia 2 is very powerful and popular-is already spoken of as the next President-I re- peat my regret at the meanness and stupidity of many persons interested as I am in Texas- about contributing something to secure your services-and I am yet in hopes that ere long they will bee glad to employ you- on terms worth your acceptance- indeed In case of any important changes they must do so-I beg you will not [let] their illiberality operate against my interest
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