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on your part, that stirling honesty of purpose which distinguishes the statesman from the demagogue and time server. I presume that your opposition was not very agreeable to the Administra- tion. Sincerely do I hope that you may long continue to represent Texas in the Senate. There is a young gentleman of this neighborhood, now a nurse in one of the hospitals in Richmond, whose name is James Har- rison. He was wounded in his left hand in a night march, when he fell, and endeavoring to recover himself, his hand was acci- dently on the muzzle of his gun, when it went off accidently, wounding him. It is the desire of his friends that he should obtain a discharge. It is understood that he could obtain one if he could hire a substitute. If he is rendered unfit for service it is but fair that he should receive his discharge. Since he left home, one of his negroes has been killed, another has run away. His mules on his plantation took a distemper and are nearly all dead. Mr. Harrison is a young gentleman who graduated from Austin College. He is of most respectable connections. His uncle is a representative from Cherokee County in the Legisla- ture; his brother-in-law, Mr. Rhodes, sends him a certificate of deposit with Smith, Walker & Co., of this place for $1,500. They are perfectly responsible gentlemen, and if needful, may I ask you to have the kindness to aid him in negotiating the certificate? I will also write to Hon. P. W. Gray, in relation to Mr. Harrison. If it is convenient for you to send me some sketches of the the debates in Congress and any other news, I would be much obliged to you. I am truly your sincere friend, Sam Houston.
1 The Southweste1"1i Histo?'ical Quarterly, XX, 149-150.
To EBER W. CAVE 1
Huntsville, March 3rd, 1863.
My dear Cave: I thank you for your kind letter and more so on account of the invitation which you were pleased to extend to ·me in behalf of the lady in tending her parlor to me. I had supposed that my friend Scott was keeping the house and had thought of inviting myself to spunge upon him until I received your kind invitation and if I should delay going there much longer, from what I hear of the
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