The Writings of Sam Houston, Volume VIII

CALENDAR

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PAGE To the Governors of the various Southern States, November 28, 1860, transmitting the joint resolutions passed by the Texas Legislature_ 197 To Thomas Chubb, November 14, 1860, instructing him to examine the work done upon the excavatfon of a channel through West Galveston and St. Louis (San Luis) bays ····-·-····················-··················-·············· 198 To Thomas L. Rosser, November 17, 1860, giving his views of the crisis of the times, and advising him to stay in school ············-······················· 199 To Thomas Corothers, November 19, 1860, concerning a report relative to convict labor ··--·-···· ----···- ··-·········-··-··············-·················· 200 To the Citizens of the Texas frontier, November 20, 1860, concerning losses on the frontier -···-·----·-···-······--····-······································· 201 To D. M. Whaley, November 26, 1860, reporting that there was no money in the treasury to pay per diem, or mileage of the members of the Texas Legislature ---····--·-·-·-·-····---··--··-··-········-·············· 202 To Clement R. Johns, November 27, 1860, concerning the appointment of an agent to collect money owed to Texas by the Federal Govern- ment -····-··-----·-··-··-·-·-·········---···-······--··-·····-···-······················ 202 To Clarence B. Collins, November 28, 1860, concerning the organization of a volunteer company ······--··---···-····-·-·-··········-························ 203 To John B. Floyd, November 28, 1860, concerning the critical condition of the Texas frontier ····--··---····---························································· 204 To Henry E. Bradford and Others, November 28, 1860, concerning the organization of volunteer companies ··-·······-············-····························· 206 To Edward Burleson, November 30, 1860, concerning details for equip- ment of a volunteer company to be organized ·-······································ 206 Address to the People of Texas, December 3, 1860, concerning the criti- cal condition of the times -··-··-······-··-····················································- 206 To Harvey H. Allen, December 3, 1860, instructing him to examine the completed work done by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Com- • pany ·--····- ·- ··-·--····-··-··-····--·····-·····--·····-··············- ···················..... 212 To William S. Hotchkiss, December 3, 1860, instructing him to issue 360 sections of land to the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad Com- pany ·····----·····-······-··-·····-··-··--····-······-··········--········--············ 212 To Joseph Walker, December 3, 1860, asking him to become one of the commissioners to ascertain the amount of losses of frontier citizens from Indian depredations - ····---··-·········-··················-···-·-············-···· 213 To George M. Flournoy, September 4, 1860, asking his opinion concern- ing the granting of pardons ··-········-····-···········-···- ·····-···················...... 214 To John B. Floyd, December 5, 1860, reporting the massacre of three families of Jack County, by the Indians ······-····················--·················· 214 To the Citizens of the frontiers, December 6, 1860, concerning the com- mission appointed to investigate the amount of losses to the frontier citizens by Indian depredations ··········-··--··-····-··-···························-····· 214 To Lawrence S. Ross, December 6, 1860, concerning frontier defense......_ 215 To Thomas Stockton, December 6, 1860, ordering him to raise a company for frontier defense ····························-···················-···-·········-·················· 217 To William C. Dalrymple, December 6, 1860, reporting Indian massacres and asking him to raise a company for frontier service.........·- ···-····- 217 To James B. Barry, December 6, 1860, ordering him to raise a company for frontier defense -····---·-·---·-·----··----·--- 218

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