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he was a resident of Matagorda County in June, 1838, and that on Jan- uary 19, 1858, the State Legislature of Texas granted him a pension of $250 per year "during his natural life, who served in the Revolutionary War of Texas, and in that war was disabled." See Pension Papers, Texas State Library; also, Dixon and Kemp, Heroes of San Jacinto, 450. MEMUCAN HUNT'S LETTER OF CREDENCE Executive Department, Republic of Texas, 12th May, 1837. To His Excellency Martin Van Buren President of the United States: Sir, I have the honor by this letter of credence which will be presented by General Memucan Hunt/ to accredit to your Excellency that Gentleman whom I have commissioned as Min- ister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of this Govern- ment near that of the United States. The objects of the mission of that functionary are generally to cultivate friendly relations with the United States, and there being others which do not admit of convenient specification in this letter, I have respectfully to refer you to such communica- tions as he will find it his duty to make under the instructions he has received to the proper Department of your Government on the special subjects with which he is charged. And I have also to request that full faith and credit may be given to all he shall say on the part of this Government. Given under my hand and the Seal of the Republic of Texas, at Houston, this 12th Day of May 1837, and in the year of the Republic of Texas the second. Sam Houston President of the Republic of Texas 1 Executive Record Book No. 38, p. 27, Texas State Library. :?See Appointment of Hunt and "Wharton, Agents to the United States, December 31, 1836. THE MESSAGE CONCERNING THE Two FIRST LOANS 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, 16th May, 1837. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: I have the honor to enclose to you certain documents in rela- tion to the first two loans that were made for the benefit of Texas:- in regard to which the faith of the Government has not been carried into execution. The sums received on these two loans, were twenty and fifty thousand dollars.
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