WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1814-1836
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If it is convenient for you to send the information requested (by W. H,) by the bearer, you will greatly oblige, Sir, Your most obt. servant Sam Houston " Cashier of the United States B. Bank, Washington City. 1 From a photostatic copy furnished by The Historical Society of Pennsyl- vania.
To JOHN H. HousToN 1
Nashville, T., 10th Nov. 1828. My dear Cousin, Your letter by Mr. Dunn has·been some time on hand, and I will now tell you with great pleasure that it was a feast of reason and a flow of soul to me. Your former letters never reached me, and for that, I will no[t] " die appee," but we have lost all integrity, in the P. 0. Dept. after it leaves McLean. I am rejoiced that my dear Cousin Gertrude, has presented you with a lovely Boy, and I will suppose (let the old Gentleman's name be Sam 1 or not) that the Boy was called "Sam" for me. .Tell my dear Cousin that I trust in God that by the 4th of March next that I will be in the City and stand Sponsor for the lad, and then I will see my dear little Mary, and I will be as happy for a time at least as tho' I had been more provident in my youth. You have no idea of the solicitude which I feel for dear little God Daughter - and a thousand times have I wondered whether she will, when I meet her, embrace me as a Father.- Houston teach her ta love me as she does you - You teach her to pray for me-that is right and holy-for I need the prayers of all pure beings, and I know my sweet little Mary will be pure! She will be like [her] Parents, and in her I hope to see [their] many virtues blended - virtue, generosity, and sincerety. The Boy I cannot love so much for I have kissed & pressed, and loved my daughter, and her image is ever on my memory! and ever mingled in my affections. I thank you and my dear Cousin Gertrude for your kind invi- tation to take a room while I may remain in the city, and I assure you both, that I shall ever feel at home under your roof. I need not tell you of politicks. You will hear all before this can reach you, and my friend Colonel Polk and lady can tell all the news of me and mine. I am not married but it may be the case in a few weeks, and should it - you shall hear of ·it, before the newspapers can reach you.
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