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WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1852
TO ASHBEL SMITH 1
Huntsville, Texas, 5th Apr. 1852. My Dear Smith, Not a word have I heard from you, since we parted at Orleans; unless "by the hearing of the ear." ·what are you doing? Where are you at? I did hope you might be up to see me! On tomorrow I intend to start to Washington City. I leave my family in pretty good health. Mrs. H. is not well, but I hope spring will restore her. Judge Buckley~ intends to visit Washington. Could you not send my likeness by him, which is at Col Allen's? I would be happy if it could be sent on very soon! If I had had it some time ago, it would have been well! I would suppose that chances happen every week. It has been much wanted by my friends. It could be rolled up in such a way as would save it from all mJury. Do send it, my friend, if possible. Write to me, and I will repay it by a political letter, of which I have written none as yet! I had the pleasure to see your brother M1·. Smith 3 at Memphis. All were well, and he sent affection to you. Salute all our friends. And in particular, Stuart,4 Allen,4 Sydnor 4 & all their families. Also our friend Johnson 5 and his Lady. Devotedly Thine, Sam Houston Hon. Ashbel Smith, Galveston Dear Smith, On my way to the Post Office I met your letter. I thank you as I have opened this letter to do so. I had written and was going to place it in the office when I met yours. Write strong articles, and insist upon the right of the South to the nominee, be who he may. Thine ever Houston Smith 1 Ashbel Smith Pape,·s, The University of Texas Library. ~This was evidently C. W. Buckley, who was born in Surrey County, North Carolina, January 22, 1815. He moved to Georgia in 1828, and clerked in a store until he was able to open up a mercantile business of his own in 1835, at Columbus, Georgia. During the panic of 1837 he lost his entire fortune, so without money, and without friends in the new coun- try, he arrived in Houston, Texas, early in 1838. It was not long before he had obtained a job as clerk in the State Department, a position he held until September, 1839, when the government was moved to Austin. Soon after coming to Texas Buckley had met and formed a cordial friendship with John Birdsall, the Attorney General, who advised him to study law.
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