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WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1838
Cherokee war, the result of Lamar's harsh non-conciliatory Indian policy, drove the Cherokees from Texas soil. See Papers on Indian Affairs, Texas State Library; W. C. Binkley (ed.), Official CorresJ)ondence of the Texan Revoltt- tion, I, 33-34, 257, 329-332, 347, II, 830-831, and passini; Laniar Papers (six volumes, 7>a-ssim); The Quarterly, Texas State Historical Association, VII, 96-165; The Southwestern Historical Qtiarterly, XXJVI, 92-9; J. W. Wilbarger, Ind·ian Depl"ecl<itions in Texas, 151-157; Yoakum, History of Texas, II, 227-230.
To THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CAPITOL 1
City of Houston, November 12, 1838.
Superintendent of the Capitol: Sir- You will appropriate the room heretofore occupied by the Colonel of Ordnance, to that department-City of Houston. Sam Houston 1 The Jom"'ltal of the House of Re7>resentatives of the Republic of Texas, 1838-1839, 3rd Cong., Reg. Sess., 44-46.
T'o THE TEXAS SENATE 1
Executive Department, City-of Houston, 13 Nov. 1838. The President has the pleasure of submitting to the Honorable Senate the following appointments which have been made during the recess of Congress, and await the ratification of your Hon- orable Body. Anson Jones,'}) Minister Plenipotentiary near the Government of the United States. Geo. W. Hockley/ Secretary of War. C. S. Taylor, 4 Commissioner to run the Boundary Line between this Republic and the United States. John Willis/ Consul of the Republic for the Department of the "bouches du Rhone," to take effect when a commercial treaty shall have been entered into between the Government of Texas and France. A. S. Thruston, 0 Attorney General. Wm. G. Cooke,1 Quarter Master General. Geo. W. Poe, 8 Stock Commissioner. Thomas Toby,° Consul for the Port of New Orleans. George Lane, 10 District Attorney, San Augustine. John Hubert, 11 District Attorney. Alex H 01·ton, 12 Collector for District of San Augustine John Sharpe,1 3 Notary Public, Port of Velasco.
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