WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1837
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Adieu! Nor cease the hero's toil While foes pollute our sacred soil Go, mingle in the deathly broil And make a nation free! Lady, thy mandate I'll obey And make it good in mortal fray Or ne'er survive the battle day To greet thy smile again. Should I return from well-fought fields I'll bring again thy warrior's shield And at thy feet I'll proudly yield The laurels won for thee.
1 DaUas Morning News, October 12, 1930. The original is in the possession of Mrs. J. R. Irion, Dallas, Texas. See previous letter and notes 2 and 3.
To GENERAL THOMAS JEFFERSON GREEN 1
Columbia, Texas, 1st Jany. 1837. Dear General, It is 4 oclock in the morning, and I have had no rest since we parted. The letters to General Hamilton:! I send by General Hunt.a Give the letters to General Hamilton all speed - If he should come, urge him to speedy action -and may God speed you - Send Troops and Supplies - Yours truly Sam Houston [Addressed] : Genl. T. J. Green· 1 Velasco Texas [Endorsed]: From Pres. Sam Houston Jany 1/37 No. 3. 1 The original letter is the property of Mr. Harry E. Pratt, Springfield, Illinois. A photostat of it is in the University Library. ~James Hamilton (May 8, 1786-November 15, 1857), Governor of South Carolina, Texas diplomat, man of affairs. See Dictionary of American Biogra7Jhy, VIII, 187-188. Garrison (ed.), Diplomatic Correspondence of the Rcvublic of Texas (3 vols.). Charleston Daily Coiwier, November 19, 1857. 3 General Memucan Hunt. See Appointment of Commissioners to the United States, December 31, 1836. ~General Thomas J effcrson Green. See Houston to the Texas Senate, December 20, 1836.
To JAMES PAToNi
Washington City, Jany 6th, 1837 My dear Sir, I have recd your letter of the 27th ult. making inquiries relative to Joshua Eldridge/ who was in the battle of
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