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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1814-1836
Captain K. is well capacitated for any situation of Clerk, and with all a very amiable man, and a good member of the Church. Sam Houston. Hon. John C. Calhoun 1 From the collection of Mr. W. A. Philpott, Jr., Dallas, Texas.
TO JOHN C. CALHOUN, SECRETARY OF WAR 1
[No Place given] 15th Apl. 1824.
Dear Sir I have this moment rec'd yours of yesterday and in reply I can only say that altho' my expenses were paid, I found my own transportation. My own horse - my own equip- age - The duty was extraordinary - the expense (additional) which accrued in consequence of the trip was considerable - When I left the Agency for the City it was at the iminent hazard of my life, in as much as I had just risen out of a severe attack of plurisy. I did expect to have been properly remunerated for my labour & expence at least. I do really consider that there is no item in my acct for which I am more intitled to pay than I am for transportation from the Agency to 8 miles this side of Staunton Va. and from that place back to the agency-I do assure you Sir, that I wou'd not exhibit any acct. which I did not feel myself Justly entitled to. I claim my transportation of sheer right, and not of Equity. There was no such thing known in the army as bearing the expenses of an officer and docking his transportation unless his transportation was actually found to him. This was manifestly not my case. I do trust that you will see by this statement that I am really entitled to the full amt. of transportation for which I have exhibited my accts. Sam Houston. Hon. J. C. Calhoun 1 From the collection of Mr. Thomas W. Streeter, Morristown, New Jersey. To JOHN c. CALHOUN 1 Washington, May 15, 1824. · To the Honorable John C. Calhoun, Secretary of vVar Sir : The great interest we feel in the welfare of the family of Mrs. Cottringer of this City, induces us to recommend to your
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