WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1814~1836
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notice her son William Cottringer for the appointment of a clerk in your Department. He is now employed as a clerk in a mercan- tile house in the City of Philadelphia and we have no doubt would acquit himself in the situation for which we recommend him to your entire satisfaction. If you should find it consistent with the just claims of others, to give him a place, it would confer a favor upon a very amiable and deserving family, and particularly oblige the subscribers. Jos Hamphill
Jas. Kent James Buchanan.
John W. Taylor Sam Houston Isham Talbot
D. H. Miller Sam Breck
1From the collection of Mr. W. A. Philpott, Jr., Dallas, Texas.
TO JAMES BUCHANAN 1
Salsbury Sept 21st 1824
My Dear Sir I had expected to have had a personal Inter- view with you ere now, but the Indisposition of some of my family; and other pressing business have deterred me from being in Lancaster. I am therefore obliged to have recourse to writing. It appears from the publick papers, that the delegates from the City & different Townships of the County of Lancaster, have been pleased to place me on the Congressional Ticket, in opposi- tion to my worthy friend, whom I have at all times supported to that station; this business being done; when I at first heard of it I almost determined to withdraw my name from the ticket, but on more mature deliberation, and consulting some of my friends, I discovered, that if I withdrew my name (notwithstanding its being made use of without my sanction) that I must give such an insult to the parties, that I could at no time expect any notice from them. Or indeed any of my family. On their account, more than my own, I suffered it to be continued - contrary to the sincere feelings of my heart-- 2 I have pledged myself to John H. Houston last winter, that if you were taken up that I should certainly support you at the coming Election which I most certainly will if living to that time notwithstanding the present state of things. The act being none of my own, but that of the parties, I hope your Noble Mind will not suffer you to think hard of my conduct.
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