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them of my intentions and wishes for friendly intercourse and trade with them. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Rec.ord Book, No. 40, p. 16, Texas State Library. :?L. B. Franks, with 1·ank of lieutenant colonel, commanded an artillery company at the Storming of Bexar, December 5-10, 1835, and was praised by Francis Vt/. Johnson in his 1·eport of the battle (Johnson-Barker, Texas and Texans, I, 353); he remained in the service after the revolution and became one of the intrepid Indian fighters, but also was a friend to the Indians and successful in trading with them. Louis J. Wortham, History of Texas, 53, 61. To TOD RoBINSON 1 Executive Department, City of Austin, January 5, 1842. To the Honorable Tod Robinson, Chairman of the Finance Com- mittee, Sir- In reply to your note of this morning, I have to state most respectfully, that the amount heretofore usually appro- priated for the service of this Department, as Executive Con- tingent fund, and for the use of the Executive Office, will prob- ably be required for the present year. It is a matter of much interest to me, and perhaps of equal moment to the country, that I should have the means of procur- ing peace with the Indians on our borders. With this object in view, I should be much gratified to have an appropriation of some fifteen or twenty thousand dollars, as an Indian fund; to be ac- counted for as other moneys for the expenditure of which vouchers are required. If this is done, and power given to re- strain whites from misconduct towards them, I will answer for the safety of our frontiers. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Record Book, No. 40, Texas State Library. To THE TEXAS CoNGREss 1 Executive Department, City of Austin, January 5, 1842. To the Honorable, the Senate, and the House of Representatives: The accompanying communications from the Treasury Depart- ment contain information and suggestions which I conceive of • much importance to the country. They are, therefore, submitted
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