WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1837
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2samuel Rhoads Fisher. See Houston to the Texas Senate, October 26, 1836. For the charges that Houston submitted against him on November 7, 1837, see Lama1· Pcipcrs, I, 584-587.
To E. D. WHITE, GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA 1
City of Houston, Oct. 31, 1837. My dear Sir, Allow me to introduce to your kind civilities and consideration, Co~. John N. Seguin/ an officer in our service. The Colonel commanded the only Mexican company who fought in the cause of Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto. His chivalrous and estimable conduct in the battle won for him my warmest regard and esteem, and I feel quite confident that you will extend to him all that courtesy and kindness which you have ever been ready to evince to the friends of Texas. Hoping to have it in my power to reciprocate your many kind- nesses, I Remain with great esteem . Sam Houston[Rubric] His Excy E. D. White New Orleans
1 Juan N. Seguin Papers, Texas State Library. 2 See Houston to James Collinsworth, January 30, 1836.
November, 1837
TO THE TEXAS CONGRESS 1
Executive Department, Republic of Texas, Nov. 1, 1837. To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives: Gentlemen: In reply to the announcement of the Joint Com- mittee of your honorable bodies, that the two Houses of Congress were organized and ready to receive any communication from the Executive, I have only to remark, that it is with· no ordinary degree of regret that a renewed and violent attack of my late protracted illness, with which I am still suffering, has precluded me the pleasure of concluding my annual message, and having it in readiness for the consideration of your honorable bodies; I hope however, to be able to communicate with you at a very early date. As soon as I am relieved from my intense suffering it will afford me much gratification to lay before the Hon. Congress, the
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