WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1838
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Being satisfied of the inexpediency of the measure at this time, the Executive feels himself constrained to return the bill with his reason for not giving his signature to the same. Sam Houston. 1 The Journal of the House of Rep,·esentatives of the Republic of Texas, 1838, 2d Cong., Adj. Sess., pp. 162-163.
To THE SENATE OF TEXAS 1 Executive Department, Houston, Texas, May 24, 1838.
To the Senate: The President has the pleasure of submitting to the Honorable Senate a Convention 2 of limits between the United States and Texas, recently entered into by the pleni- potentiaries of the two Governments, and respectfully requests the Ratification of the same. Sam Houston. 1 E. W. Winkler (ed.), Secret Journals of the Senate, Republic of Texas, 1836-1845, 110. :?This convention is printed in Hunter Miller (ed.), T1·eaties, Conven- tions, ... between the United States of America and Other Powers, 1776- 1909, II (1779-1780), 61st Cong., 2d Sess., Sen. Doc. No. 357; and in Malloy, Treaties, Conventions, International Acts, Protocols and Agreements between the United States of America and Other Powers, 1776-1909, II, pp. 1779-1780. The original copy is in Texas State Library. To JOHN W. MOODY, AUDITOR 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, Texas, 24 May 1838. The President sends his respects to the Auditor and begs that he will audit most strictly the discharges of Lynch's::> Company, and it may be necessary to refer to the War Department and see the orders of command and discharge. They could not have been in service one month. Is there a muster roll?
Sam Houston.
Major J. W. Moody [Addressed] : Major J. W. Moody Present 1 J. W. Moody Pape1·s, Texas State Library.
2 Nicholas Lynch was adjutant of the Regular Infantry at the battle of San Jacinto, Henry Millard being his Lieutenant Colonel Commanding. After the battle Lynch continued in the service, 1·e-enlisting in June as a captain of Company "C," First Regiment, of the Regular Infantry. He
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