The Writings of Sam Houston, Volume II

CALENDAR

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PAGE To Anson Jones, December 16, 1841, naming the various cabinet ap- pointments ___________ __ _______ ____ _ _ _________ 398 To Asa Brigham, December 16, 1841, asking him to take charge of the Treasury Department __ ___ _________ ____ 399 To E. Lawrence, Acting Secretary of Treasury, December 18, 1841, in- structing him not to receive on deposit, or otherwise, any "Naval Scrip" -----·-------- ------·---------------- ____ ____ 399 First Executive Message to Congress, Second Administration, Decem- ber 20, 1841.________________________________ __________ _____ __ 399 To Francis R. Lubbock, December 22, 1841, asking him to take charge of the Comptroller's Department________________ ___ 409 To the Texas Senate, December 23, 1841, submitting a list of cabinet nominations for ratification_______________________ _ _______ 409 To the Texas Congress, December 23, 1841, submitting a report con- cerning the President's residence__ _ _ ____________ 409 To the House of Representatives, December 27, 1841, vetoing a retro- active bill ---------------------------------------- 414 To the Texas Senate, December 28, 1841, submitting a list of diplo- matic nominations for approval__ _ _ _ _ _ __________ ___ 415 To the House of Representatives, December 30, 1841, laying before Congress the information that Mexico was preparing to invade Texas, and advising that the ports of Matagorda and Galveston be fortified with cannon____________ _______ __ _____________ ___ __ 415 To the Texas Congress, December 30, 1841, laying before that body let- ters from the State Department, stating the impoverished condition of George S. McIntosh, the Texas charge d'aff ciires at Paris, France 417 To the House of Representatives, December 31, 1841, vetoing a bill for the relief of Thomas H. O' S Addicks___ _ ___ _ ___ 417 To the Texas Congress, December 31, 1841, transmitting a statement of fiscal conditions of the General Post Office_____ _________ _____ ____ 418 To the Texas Congress, December 31, 1841, presenting an expense ac- count for the payment of various workers at the Austin Arsenal_ 418 JANUARY, 1842 To the House of Representatives, January 1, 1842, submitting state- ments from the Treasury Department_________________________ 418 To the House of Representatives, January 3, 1842, asking for the evi- dence on which the joint resolutions for the relief of Elijah Bennet and Jared Menefee were predicated._____________ _________________________ 419 To the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, January 4, 1842, instructing him to initiate certain forms in his department_______________________ 419 To the House of Representatives, January 4, 1842, transmitting an in- ventory of the furniture of the Steamer Zavala, that remained on hand ---------------------------------------------------------------·-····--···--··-----·· 419 To Colonel L. B. Franks, January 6, 1842, asking him to ascertain the disposition of the wild Indians for peace with the Texans_____________ 420 To Tod Robinson, January 6, 1842, stating that he would be gratified to have $16,000, or $20,000 as an Indian fund ._______ ___________ _____________ ______ 421 To the Texas Congress, January 6, 18<12, submitting to the House state- ments from the Treasury Department.________________________ __ _____ 421

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