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and Officers can not retain even their own salaries out of the Bills which they receive, because that would operate the same as a re-issue "In pursuance to the law I present you with the amount of Cash received during the month of February and will forward by the return of the Hon. W. H. Daingerfield the amount on hand. My only apology for not remitting the Texas Money is, that the bulk is so great that I can get none to take it to your City. "Cash & Exchequer Bills received for duties from 2nd to 28th February_______$2,642.40 Do for fees for same time_______ 204.07 " " Blanks " " Total Cash received Amt. secured in public store from 12.99 2,859.46 2nd to 28th February _______________________ 2,704.82 $ 5,564.28 "I have received since the first day of February for duties on merchansizP which had entered the Port previous to that date the sum of Twenty four thousand three hundred & fifty two ~ dollars $24,352.74. Texas money. 100 "There is now a considerable amount of merchandize in Port to be en- tered and a large amount stored under the ware-housing Act. I feel much confidence that the Exchequer Bills will not depreciate to a lower point than 90 cents, they have been down to 80. If all revenue officers throughout the Republic will do their duty they must stand at par in a few weeks." G. Borden Jr Col"
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Galveston, 8th March, 1842 Dear Sir 2 You will please to let the Hon. Ashbel Smith, Min- ister Charge d'Affaires to France, have such Staff Buttons as he may desire. Sam Houston 1 Ashbel Srnith Pavers, The University of Texas Library. 2While it is certain that this order was to a mercantile firm in Galveston, it cannot be determined to which one.
To ALDEN A. M. J ACKS0N 1
Galveston, March 8th, 1842.
To Col. A.A.M.Jackson : 2 Sir - I would suggest that you have one company in readiness to march at a moment's warning, if needful-with eight day's provision, one hundred rounds of ammunition, kna~sacks, haver- sacks, one blanket and a change of linen, or one shirt, each.
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