WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1836
433
To HENRY RAGUET 1 San Augustine, Texas 4th July 1836
Colonel H. Raguet, ~ Sir, Toda·y or tomorrow I hope some sixty .five, or more men will leave for the army. Tennehaw & Sabine, [illegible word] I will endeavor to start so soon as practicable-all within this week I hope. I believe from what I have seen, and heard that Genl Gaines 3 will take station west of Sabine for the present. I will submit it to the most grave consideration of committee (secretly) whether or not it would be best for the Mexicans to remain at home. I must confess, that were I, in command of the army1 I would as soon that they were home. No men should be in the army in whom, there is not, perfect confidence to be placed. The eye servant, is an affliction, and disappointment to his master. If the committee can obtain the arms peacably for the present from the Mexicans, it would be well, but do keep down violence. If you are not satisfied, that the Mexicans are true at heart, dont let them go for the present. A very discrete course will be necessary, and by all means, be temperate in whatever is done. No men but those who are avail- able, and useful, should be there for they will only consume the fund needful for those who are useful, and essential to the army. My wound is worse than when we parted, but do not, I pray you let it be known but say, that business detains me here. I ex- pect an express by Maj. [John K.] Allen from the East to day Sam Houston (Rubric) [Addressed] : To Colonel Henry Raguet Nacogdoches Texas Randall 1 Raguet Pape1·s, The University of Texas Library. ~Henry Raguet. See Houston to Colonel Henry Raguet, April 7, 1836. 3 General Edmund Pendleton Gaines. For Biograph)•, see the Dictionary c,f American Biog1·avhy, VII, 92-93. 4 1\fajor Allen. This reference, no doubt is to John K. Allen, who was at this time making regular trips to and from the United States in the interest of his mercantile business at Houston. The Allen brothers, J. K., and A. C., were both active in the Texas Revolution, and both were staunl'h friends of Houston. [See Lubbock, Memoirs, 45; Thrall, 477; Tt•xas His- to1·ical Association Quarte1·ly, X, 167-168.]
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