WRITINGS OF SAr>I HOUSTON, 1836
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interest in Texas; come fight for it, ·and you shall enjoy its benefits. Sam Houston. 1 Ho11sc Journal, Re7mblic of Texas, 1st Cong., 1st Sess. (1836-1837), 184-185.
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To THE TEXAS SENATEl
Executive Department, Columbia, 24th Novr. 1836.
To the Honorable the Senate Gentlemen, The Hon [orable] James Collinsworth/ owing to his private circumstances, having declined accepting the ap- pointment of Attorney General, to which he was nominated; that station is still vacant. I have now the honor to present to you the name of J. Pinckney Henderson 3 Esquire, as an individual possessing moral worth, genius and talents, proper to the discharge of the duties of that office; and one, who I shall be pleased to appoint, if upon con- sideration you should concur in the nomination. Sam Houston 1 E. W. Winkler (ed), Sec1·et Jounuils of the Senate, Rev11blic of Texas, 1836-1845, 24. The original. document is in Pa1)e1·s oj Congress, Texas State Library. · 2 James Collinsworth. See Houston to James Collinsworth, March 13, 1836. 3 James Pinckney Henderson (March 31, 1808-August, 1858). See Texas Histo1·ical Associat-ion Quartel'ly, I, 108-203. Southwesteni Historical Quar- terly, XVIII, 219-223. Dictiona111 of A•merican Biogravh·y, VII, 135-136.
To THE TEXAS SENATEl
Executive Department Columbia 30th Nov. 1836
To the Honorable the Senate Gentlemen In conformity with an Act of Congress approved the 18th inst [ant] " to authorize the President to negociate a loan, on the Bonds of the Government, not exceeding five millions of dollars" and providing for the appointment of two Commis- sioners, into whose hands said bonds shall be delivered by the President; I have the pleasure of su'bmitting the names of Micha:l B. Menard::? and A. J. Yates 3 Esqrs. as gentlemen whom I nomi- nate as Commissioners and respectfully solicit the concurrence of your honorable body in their appointment.
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