WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1852
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buried at his old home near Johnson Station, Tarrant County. See Thrall, A Pictorial Histo111 of Texas, 671; A. J. Byrd, Histo,-y and Dcsc,-ivtion of Johnso,i Comity, 34-87.
T'o MESSRS. CASE, TIFFANY & COMPANY1.
I cheerfully unite with Senator Weller in the sentiments and opinions which he has expressed in his letter. Sam Houston. 10th May, 1852. 1 From the Emil Hurja Collection, Washington, D.C. This postscript was written at the close of a letter from Senator John B. Weller, of California, in reference to a book that had been published by the Case-Tiffany Com- pany. The book was evidently Democ,·acy in A•mc,-ica, by Alexis Charles Henri Clerel de Toqueville. .
TO HEZEKIAH BR0WN 1
Washington 11th May 1852. Respected Friend, I thank you for the complimentary request which you have chosen to make of me; My absence from the city, on a visit·to see my family is the only excuse, which I have to render, for not answering your letter sooner. Should I again Lecture in the "City of Friends," I will try and contrive you word, with much pleasure. Sam Houston Mr. Hezekiah Brown. 1 From a photostatic copy furnished by The Historical Society of Penn- sylvania. To ROBERT G. ScoTT 1 . "Willards Hotel," Washington, D. C., May 20, 1852. Sir: Your letter of the 17th (postmarked Richmond, 19th inst.) reached me this morning, in which you address to me several enquiries. I feel no hesitancy in saying what my opinions are, on the various points presented. My course on the subject of the Bills which constitute the Compromise, prior to, and at the time they became laws, would seem to supercede the necessity of any further answer than to say, I voted f 01· each and every separate 1neasu-re.
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