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INDEX
Cannon, E. A., letter to, 4:424 Connon, Willinm Travis, sketch of, 2 :194 Cantonment Gibson, 1 :162 Capen, Nnhum, letter to, 5:107 Capital of Texas, location by the people, 2:316, 316, 321, 368; removal of, 5:369; 6:441; 7:43 Copse, G. Wilson, a surgeon in the Texas army, 2 :164 Caro, Romon Mnrtinez, sketch of, 1 :363 Carpenter, B. Bowen, letter to, 4:97 Carr, Jomes A., n sketch of, 5 :466 Corr, Mrs. Jomes A., letter to, 5:466 .Carr, 111ary, letter to, 7 :180 Carroll, William, governor or TenneHee, biogrnphicnl data, J :16, 161, 230 Carothers, Thomas, letter to, 7 :422; 8 :!I, 200 Carothers, Robert, 1 :128; 5:447, 466, 466 Caruthers, William, J :128 Carson, Christopher (Kit), letter to, 7 :404; sketch of, 7 :-104 Corson, Samuel Price, sketch of, 1:243, 247 Case, Tiffany & Company, letter to, 5:340 Casey, Thomas, aide to the President, 3 :21 Coss, Lewis, letter to, 1 :276, 279, 281; 2:16, 28; 4:472; 7:441; identification, 1:236, 23!1, 242; 4 :472 Cassin, Robert, lieutenant in the Texas nrmy, 2:164 Castro, Henry, sketch of, 2:440, 441; col- lector general for France, 2 :4 72 Castro & Fiacco, letter to, 3 :152 Catholics (Roman), Houston's attitude towards, 6 :232, 305, 387 Catlett, Fairfax, nominated secretnry to the Texas legation nt Washington City, 1 :49!1; commission of, 1 :503 Caucus system, Houston's objections to, 7 :6•17 Cave, Eber W ., Jetter to, 7 :386; sketch or, 7:387 Cayce's Crossing (Casey's Ferry), 2 :61, 62 Cayce, Thomas, 2 :62 Cazneau, William L ., sketch of, 3 :272 Cedar Point, purchase of, 2 :184; litigation over, 2:349; 6:16 Centralism, n grnve danger to the states, 5:318 Chalmers, John G., sketch of, 3 :239 Chamberlain, Horace P., sketch of, 2:166, 167 Chambers, Thomas J ., Jetter to, 2 :129, sketch of, 2 :230; mentioned, 2 :1 !12; 5:466 Chandler, Eli. letter to, 3:49, 186, 226, 228 Chaplin, Chichester, judge of J efferaon County, 1 :614 Chapman, Thomas F., letter to, 8 :44 Chnves, Ignacio, 3 :394 Chenoweth, John, sketch of, 1 :396; 4:341; mentioned, 3:173, 176 Cherokee Indians in Texas: settlement in Texas, 2:317, 329, 331, 340; extent and location of their lands, 2 :299, 300, 346, 365; 4 :68; their land titles valid, 2 :29!1, 324, 329, 331-46, 366, 360; 5:436, 470- 485; the Cherokee war, 2:334, 386. Cherokee religion, 5 :619; 6 :141; steps in their civilization, 5 :486; Houston's review or Cherokee •history, 5:434-436, 472-476; defense of the Cherokees, 2 :319, 326- 347, 366-362, 635; 5~34, 469, 485, 510, 6 :141 Cherry, John, Indian interpreter, 2 :265 Chessman, Benjamin, 2 :97 Cheves, Langdon, 5 :261 Childress, Solomon C., letter to, 8 :63 Chisholm (Chism, Chisum), Jesse, sketch of, 3 :348, 364; 4:320; an agreement with, 4 :320 Cholern epidemic of 1832, 1 :260, 266 Chouteau, Augustus P.. sketch of, 1 :136: Houston's desire to sec him, 2 :49; loca- tion of his trading house, 8 :4 9 Christian Indiana, 7 :138, 136
Christy, William Jetter to, 1 :386, 425; 4:85, 134, 198, 423; sketch of, 1 :387; men- tioned, 1 :343, 451, 468; 3:21, 309, 310; 4:199 Chubb, Thomas, letter to, 8 :108; sketch of, 8:198 Ciceronian societ>·, Houston an honorary member, 8:95 Citizens of the Lower Brazos, 4:110 Citizens o{ Texas, proclamation to, 1 :298 Citizens of San Antonio, letter to, 3 :390 City of Houston, description of site, 4:29 Civilian, the, Jetter to editors, 8 :310 Civil War, effect on Texas, 6 :222; inevita- bility of, 8:298; nature of, 8:298, 304 Claims of the San Patricio settlers, 3 :252 Clopp, Elisha, sketch of, 2 :242 Clark, Edward, letter to, 8 :262 Clnrk, John, 2 :600 Clark, John H., Jetter to, 8 :23 Clark, William, t:174, 177, 193, 1!15 Cloy, Henry, letter to, 4:3; opposition to President Taylor, 5 :153; Houston's tribute to, 5:163, 322, 347, 617; 8:157; Houston's disavowal o! the rumor concerninll!' his conduct at Clay's funeral, 6 :166; Clay's part in passing the Missouri Compromise bill, 6:210; mentioned, 1:16, 27 Clnyton Compromise, defeated by the South, 5 :220 Clemens, Jeremiah R., letter to, 4:117; sketch or, 4 :118 Clemens, Lewis, sketch of, 3:64 Clement, D. F., 2 :431 Clendennin, Adam, sketch of, 2 :167 Clinch, Nicholas, 6:466 Clinton, Charles A., 1 :206, 236 Clinton, DeWitt, sketch of, l :74, 206, 240, 241 Clinton, Elias A., 1 :226, 227 Cobb, Howell, letter to, 6:466; 7:19 Cobbs, Eliznbeth, S :01 Cobbs, Waddy Vine, letter to, 2:9; 4:U9; service of, 5 :91 Cochran, John H.. letter to, 8 :4, 52; sketch of, 8 :4 Cocke (also found spelled Cooke) Jomes H., customs collector at Galveston, 3 :70; letter to, 4 :1 !10, 231, 259; Houston's re- quest thnt he be retained in office, 4 :402 Cocke, John, lndinn commissioner, l :121 Coffee, General John, sketch or, 1 :76 Coffin, Arthur G., Jetter to, 6 :.U3 Coit, D. P.. judge of Liberty County, l :514 Colemon, Robert 111., author of a pnmphlet abusing Houston, 2 :26 I. 262: captain o{ Compony C, First Texas Rana-ers, 5:165; mentioned, 5 :300 Coles, John P., judge of Washington County, 1 :614 Collier, R. R.. letl«er to, 7 :4 8S Collins, Clarence B., letter to, 8 :203 Collins, R. JI!., 3 :51 S Collins & Rugely letter to, 3 :518 Collins, Thomas C., letter to, 4 :I !15, 196 Collinsworth, George M.. sketch or, 2:101 Collinsworth, Jame•, letter to. 1 :36i, 373, 378; identification of, 1 :381, 413. 469, 463, 482, 490: notice of death, 1 :621 Collinsworth, John T., Inspector General or Texas, l :521 Coloni%ntion net•. 2 :474; 3 :529 Colonization contract., 2 :483; 3 :80, 90, 29S, 428, 441, 508, 63~ Colt's pistol, 5 :211, 212 Colorado Mining Company, charter re,·oked, 4 :278 Comanche Indians, relat<'d b1rnds, 1 :268, 272, 273; conflict with oth,•r tribu in 'r<'xas, 2 :16; relations with Mexico, 2 :16; friend- ship for Stephen F. Austin's colony, 2 :1 j; willingness to make p,,ac,•, 2 :239; l'BSB• ports for their chiefs, 2 :2,3; necessit>· £or their fricndshi1• durinit the war with Mexico, 3 :33; treatment of by the white11,
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