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for the public eye, and I do not expect to write any for that purpose!!! Present my grateful thanks to as many of the noble gentlemen who treated me so kindly in your city as you may find it con- venient to see. And please ask Mayor Kingsland for me, if he has seen the lady (Mrs. Sawyer), who "squealed like a stuck pig." That was rich! There was feeling for you! Thine ever truly, Sam Houston N. Dean Esq. [Addressed on the face of the envelope] : [Circular postmark, Huntsville, Tex. May 11 From Sam Houston U. S. S. Nicholas Dean Esq. New York, N. Y. 1 The original letter is owned by General John A. Hulen, Fort Worth, Texas, by whose courtesy this copy has been made. A somewhat inaccurate copy of this letter may also be found published in an article entitled, "Cedar Point to San Jacinto," which appeai-ed in Volume II (1932) of Pioneer Sketches, compiled by the Robert E. Lee Literary Club, Goose Creek Inde- pendent School district.
To HENDERSON YOAKUM 1
At Home, 13th June, 1851. Dear Colo. Please send me the letter which I left on your Table last evening. Can you come over to day between 12 and one O'clock and eat a family dinner? Mr. Pease 2 and Sam Hay will dine with me. Mr. Pease is the candidate for Governor. Thine Truly Sam Houston Colonel H. Yoakum [Endorsed]: Col. Yoakum Present Per Sam. 1 Hcnde1·son Yoakum Pa11ers; originals in Texas State Library; photo- static copies in The University of Texas Library. ~Elisha Ma1·shall Pease (January 3, 1812-August 26, 1883), son of Lorain Thompson and Sarah (Marshall) Pease, was born at Enfield, Connecticut. He was educated in the schools of his native town and at Westfield Academy, Westfield, Massachusetts. From 1826 to 1829 he clerked in a country store, but in 1829 he secured a clerkship in the postoffice at Hart- ford, Connecticut, and remained in that position until 183-1. During tht- greater part of that year he toured the New England States, and in November went to visit New Orleans. There, he met many Texans and was induced by their favorable accounts of their territory to plan a visit
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