WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1842
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condition of his Department. As the business of the Department is daily increasing and of a highly important character, I would respectfully recommend that an appropriation at least equal to many at former sessions, should be made by the Honorable Con- gress for the purpose of enabling the Attorney General to perform the duties required of him by law. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Reco1·d Book, No. 40, p. 24, Texas State Library. 2 George W. Terrell. See Houston to Anthony Butler, February 2, 1841.
To THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1
Executive Department, City of Austin, January 22d., 1842. To the Honorable, the House of Representatives: I have the honor to inform your Honorable Body, that the resignation of the Honorable John Hemphill,2 Chief Justice of the Republic; and of the Honorable R. E. B. Baylor,3 Judge of the Third Judicial District, have this day been received and accepted. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Recm·d Book, No. 40, p. 24, Texas State Library. 2 John Hemphill (December 18, 1803-January 4, 1862), jurist. For brief biographical sketches see: Dictiona111 of A 1nerican Biography, VIII, 520-21; Davenport, History of the Sup1·eme Com·t of Texas, 16-17; Lamm· Pave1·s, II, III, V, passim; Johnson-Barker, Texas and Texans, II, 664, 787; James D. Lynch, Bench ancl Bar of Texas, 78; Wooten (ed.), Comprehensive His- to1y of Texas, II, 13, 18; R.R. Gaines, Great Ame1·wan Lawyers; Biographi- cal Encyclopedia of Texas (1880), edited by W. D. Lewis. 3Robert Emmet Bledsoe Baylor (May 10, 1793-December 30, 1873) law- yer, jurist, soldier, educator, minister. The best brief biography of this man is by Dr. C. W. Ramsdell in Dictiona1·y of Ame1-ican Biogmphy, II, 77, 78. Other biographical sketches may be found in: James D. Lynch, Bench, and Bci1· of Texas, 76-77; J. M. Carroll, Histo111 of Texas Baptists; 0. W. and H. B. Baylor, Baylo1·'s Histo1·y of the Saylors; Sid S. Johnson, Texans Who Wore the Gray.
To THE TEXAS SENATE 1
Executive Department, City of Austin, January 22<1., 1842. To the Honorable, the Senate: I herewith respectfully trans- mit for the consideration and action of your honorable body, a communication from the Department of War and Navy, in rela- tion to the condition of the Navy, with estimates of the amounts
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