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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1838
"Nacogdoches 25th 1838
"Genl Houston ''Dear Sir
I will inform you that I visited the Cherokees and remained with them until all the army had returned through the nation & have the pleasure of saying that not one man of them interfered with the Cherokees in any way to my knowledge. Bowles seemed much pleased with your communications said but little about the war. Cornplaned about the Mexicans stealing his potatoes, Oakslurlaces[?], cattle, John Boles horce &c. "The Shawnee chiefs sent Mr. Hardredge clown to inform me that the prairie Indians had stolen horses from the Delawares & some of his men living near the Delaware Nation. This is good news for us as it will I am in hopes cause a war between them. The Shawnee chief says he will Join us against the prairie Indians should they return again; I had a talk with the Chocktaws yesterday who came here to see you. They asked me to inform you that they were friendly and would remain that way that they never changed since they left the old nation in the A. T. I gave the Chief a writing saying the Chocktaws were our friends and must be respected as such. I gave them also tobacco and whiskey "I will visit all the tribes so soon as I recrute my horse. It was reported here yesterday that Mr. Wrights was killed near the Angelridge Which is not so I am informed he is at fort houston. "C. H. Sims [Rubric] 3 Charles H. Sims was the regularly appointed agent to the Cherokee Indians. ·1 Fox Fields was an Indian headman or chief of the Cherokees.
To MRS. Ross 1 San Augustine, 28th August, 1838.
My dear Madam Without the affectation of sorrow, or the os- tentation of grief, I feel that I am bound to announce to you the fatal intelligence of the death of your Excellent son, John Ran- dolph Ross. It occurred on the 9th Instant, at Mr. Burns, about one hundred and fifty miles from this place. Feeling confident that the mother of so noble a youth, you must feel every solici- tude which maternal tenderness can claim, or cherish. I will endeavor to render to you a narrative of his sickness and his decease! From the high regard which I entertained for your son, I was anxious to preserve his health as well as promote his interest in life. Mr. Ross had not been well for some time though not confined. The climate of Houston not being adapted to Virginia constitutions, I invited Mr. Ross to travel with me to this section which is considered perfectly healthy. He accepted the invita- tion, and when we reached Liberty, the distance of fifty miles from Houston, his health was good, and he joined as one of my family in the celebration of the 4th of July. We then proceeded =
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