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county he served for a short time as alcalde. He was a member of the Convention at Washington, March, 1836, but for some unknown reason his name is not on the Declaration of Independence, nor on the First Constitution of Texas, which documents were drawn up by the members of that con- vention. Brigham died at his home on the Brazos in 1844. See Baker, Texas Scmv Book, 278; also Thrall, A Pictorial History of Texas, 506. GWashington D. Miller. See Houston to Washington ·D. Miller, December 13, 1841. To ASA BRIGHAM 1 Executive Department, City of Austin, December 16, 1841. The President requests Major Asa Brigham, at his earliest con- venience, to take charge of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas, and to proceed in the organization and discharge of the duties thereof, conformably to law. Sam Houston. 1 Execi,tive Record Book, No. 4-0, p. 4, Texas State Library.
To E. LA WREN CE STICKNEY 1
Executive Office, 18th Dec. 1841 The Acting Secretary of the Treasury will not receive on de- posit or otherwise any "Naval Scrip" as it is unknown to Law. Sam Houston ( Rubric) [ Addressed] : E. Lawrence Stickney, Acting Secy. of the Treasury. [ Endorsed] : Sam Houston, Austin, Dec. 18, 1841 Relative to Naval Scrip. 1 Co1nptroller's Lette1·s, Texas State Library. FIRST MESSAGE TO CONGRESS, SECOND ADMINISTRATION 1 Executive Department, City of Austin, December 20, 1841. Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: If affords me pleasure to salute you as the representatives of the nation. Elevated a second time by the suffrage of an enlight- ened and free people, to the Chief Magistracy of our country, I proceed to the discharge of the embarrassing and weighty re- sponsibilities of my office, with the utmost solicitude. It seems that we have arrived at a crisis in our national progress, which
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