WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1838
ters contain the opinions of Gentlemen eminent in the profession of the law-obtained on the abstract question as to the legality of my divorce! The question was solemnly argued in court for the adverse party, and the judge on calm deliberation rendered his decision to be recorded-which was done. z My solace is to know that the contemptible and thP. obscure only escape the envy and malignity of the base and wretched crew who seek to defame a reputation which they are too grovelling to emulate. This much I have felt bound to say to you on the score of old friendship and a desire to evince to you that I have merited (at least in part) the esteem with which you have honored me in by gone days. I wou'd have enclosed these letters, but retained them with the view to have handed them in person in next month, but I have experienced a violent attack of indisposition, and as it may recur, I wished that you might be in possession of them. You will please be so kind as to present me to your parents and all the little Raguets. Salute my God Mother and brothers and Sis for me. Sam Houston. Doct. Irion and Col. Hockley have requested me to present them to you in the most amiable terms whenever I write. They are well and the Doct. and myself intend to start for Nacog- doches on the 2nd of July, but will be delayed on the road in seeing the Indians. 1 Dallas Morning News, March 28, 1915. 2 1\fr. R. B. Blake of Nacogdoches, Texas, has recently found the follow- ing document in old court files at San Augustine, Texas. It is important evidence touching an interesting point. San Augustine, 8th April, 1837. To His Excellency Sam'l Houston. Dr. Sir. The District Court for this county has been in session & has adjourned by request of Judge Corzin who informed me that he had received some communication from you on the subject of a petition filed by Major Harrison in his lifetime & I procured the papers representing your claims to the consideration of His Hono1· upon which at the instance of some of your very Especial Friends, a motion was made to postpone the further consideration of the same, until some correspondence could be had with absentee H, which I resisted successfully, and an attorney having bet-n appointed to defend H, we proceeded to a hearing of the question, with the authorities upon the subject of Divorce, and take great pleasure in saying to you that a [decision?] was made and that from hence you are absolved from the Marital obligations into which you have heretofore entered, so far as it is in the power of the Court, the powers of which, taken in connection with the Legislative enactments of the Country I conceive to be amply suffi- cient for & to all intents and purposes, I have done with this. (Signed,) W. G. Anderson.
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