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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON
· 4:451; two divisions of the Comanches, or Prairie Indians, 6 :125; annuities !or, 6:125, 127,141; letter to the chiefs, 7:4 Combs, Leslie, letter to, 2:604; 3:47; 4:450; identification of, 2:410, 506 Commerce, rules for trade along the Rio Grande, 2 :267; with Mexican traders, 3 :60, 152, 208, 216; with France, 3 :463, 4 :372; with the Dutch, 3:463, 546; with the United States, 4 :29, 261, 393; with Europe, 4 :393, 540; with Indians (See Indian trade.) Compromise, Missouri, 5:56, 68, 69, 84, 89, 102, 104, 120, 134, 211, 215, 219, 223, 227, 312, 323, 331, 340, 491-602, 607, 518, 509, 511, 523; 6:70, 205, 216, 237, 382, 383, 385, 389; 7 :208, 209; 8 :118 Compromise of 1860, concerning slavery, 5:120; 6:212; concerning the boundary of Texas, 5 :128; vote for, 5 :340; its effect on the nation, 6 :212; statements concern- ing, 7 :360 Confederacy, the New (also see the Repub- lic of the East Mexican States and Texas), 1 :334, 341; the Southern Con- federacy, its usurpation of power in Texas, 8:319; its nature-not a union, only a league of states, 8 :319 Congress of Panama, Houston's speech on, 1 :28, 40 Conner, John, 3 :361; 4:246, 330; letter to 4 :330 ' Conner, John H.. 5 :4 6 5; 7 :4 0 3 ; letter to, 7:402, 426, 458, 479, 492, 513; 8:25; charges preferred against his company 7:513 ' Conrad, Edward (came to Texns in 1835 not 1829 as stated in note, 1 :388 ' Constitution of Texas. See Texas constitu- tion Convention system, Houston's opinion of 7 :352, 549, 550, 551 ' Conventions, Houston's opposition to 7 :124 344, 362, 370 ' ' Cook, Abner H., ll master builder of Austin Texas, 3:197 ' Cooke, H. L., judge of Matagorda County, 2 :396, 398 Cooke, Louis P., secretary ot the Texas nnvy, 2 :423 Cooke, William G., sketch of 1 :343 · men- tion of in various political .•offices, '1 :413, 446, 480, 493; 2:163, 164, 295, 383; 3 :1 68, 100, 623; letter to, 4 :17 Coombs, A. D .• & Watrous N. H. letter to 2 :532 ' ' ' Coosattee (also found spelled Cushattee Coshattee) Indinns, pledge of protectio~ of, 2 :29~; characteristics of, 4 :87, 350; 2 :34 3 ; right of to their lands, 4 :65-60; 87; 35~; _protection of, 4:55, 87, 350; appropr1at1!)nS for their removal, 7 :427 Copano, the importance of, 1 :323, 326, 328, 329,346,379; 3:498 Corcoran, William Wilson, sketch of, 5 :504 Cordra, Nathan, 3 :232 Corn Campaign, Felix Huston leader, 3 :293 Corn, price of in 1843, 3 :418 Corpus Christi, smug1tling near, 2 :267 Cortes, John F., 2 :207 Cortina (also spelled Cortinas), Juan N., his innucncc on Texas Indians in 1836, 1 :446; sketch of, 7 :392; raid on Browns- ville, 8 :1 0 Coryell, Lewi• S., letter to, 5:106, 346, 347, 361;6:28 Corzine, Shelby, sketch of, 2 :66; mentioned, 2:163, 164, 286 Cos. Martin Perfecto de, Houston presents his saddle to William Christy of New Orleane, 1 :4 2 6 Costley, Michael, biographical data, 2 :232, 233, 234; letter to, 4 :23 Cotton its use for fortification in 1836, 1 :40°8; 6 :171; Europe's need o! in 1860, 8 :298
Cotton, A. E., letter to, 8 :7 Cotton, Barzilla, Indian commissioner, 3:H9, 151, 152 Cottringer, William, 2 :6 Council, the General of Tex11s, Houston'• opinion o!, 4 :18 Council House Fight, March 19, 1840, 3:214, 452; 4:162; 6:142 Cowan, Gideon P., receipt for arm•, 8 :282 Cox. the marauder, reward for his cnpture, 2 :282 Cox, Joseph M ., letter to, 8:116 Cox, Noah, letter to, 8 :218 Coxe's Point, its importance, 1 :326, 379, 383 Craighead, Dnvid B., letter to, 4 :3 Cramayel, Jules Edounrd, identification of, 2:443; 3:435, 376; 4:374; letter to, 4:214, 226 Crnnch, William, sketch or, 1 :260 Crawford, George W., letter to, 4:499; 8:125; sketch oC, 8 :136 Crawford, William H., 1.6; sketch of, 1 :'7; mentioned, 1 :14, 15 Creek Indians, their desire for land, 2:49; Creek ferocity, 2 :328 ; defence oC, 1 :157; proposed colony in Texas, 1 :300. 329, 359; in Arkansas, 5 :,137; Creek clnims, S :68; religion of, 5 :619; 6 :14 6 Crimmins, Colonel 111. L., donor of docu- ments, 1 :3, 5, 8 Crisis, the impending, 6 :277, 394 Crisp, Downing H .. commander of the "San Bernard," 3 :362 ; letter to, 3 :308; Houston's commendation of, 3 :308; 4 :22·1; his order for naval supplies, 3 :167 ; identification oC, 4 :226, 269 Crittenden, John J ., letter to, 8 :30 Crittenden, Robert (sketch 1 :134, is for Robert, not John J.) Crockett, John, sketch of, 8 :144 Crooswyck, Joshua J., consul at Rotterdam, 3 :492 on Indian rations, 1 :16~ identification of, 1 :159, bid on Indian rations, Cruger, Nicholas, letter to, 3 :43; identifica- tion of, 3 :42, 64 Cruger & Moore, editors of the Tcleora.ph ancl Texas Rcnistcr, 3 :532 Crump, William G.• letter to, 3:64, 87, 102, 127, 136, 145 Crutcher. Thomas, 2 :472 Cruz, Tomns, passport for, 3 :168 Cuban invasion, effect of the Monroe Doc- trine on, 5:416, 420; 7:351 Cuevas Treaty, 5:36 Culp, Daniel D., letter to, 3:316; identifica- tion of, 3 :4 92 Cumming, Alfred, sketch of, 6:164 Currency of Texas, depreciation of, 2 :222, 362, 393; 4:319; 5:386, 378, 385, 408; etatf.ment c,f Houston concerning, 3 :14, 20, 21, 53, 66, 57, 79, 80, 109, 110, 120, 128. 133, 149, 150. 207, 236, sos. 318, 467; 4:404 Cushing, Caleb, Houston's sketch of, 6 :228 Daingerfield, William Henry, letter to, 2 :482, 485, 600. 636; 3:14, 20, 21, 54, 231. 235, 308, 310, 317; 4:86: sketch of, 2 :452; Houston'a confidence in, 3:16, 64, 60, 492; 4:86 Dallam, Anne P., daughter of S. Rhoads Fisher, 5 :316 Crowell, John, bid Crowell, Thomas, 162, 175, 251; 2 :14 Dalrymple, William C., letter to, 7 :385, 391, 399, 424, 477; 8:22, 114, 123, 178, 217; sketch of, 7 :385; Houston's instruction• concerning method of paying troops, 8:179, 188 Daly, A., letter to, 8 :118 Daniels, Joseph, 3 :265 Darnell, N. H., mentioned, 7 :483 Darrington, John, letter to, 4:102; identinca- tion of, 4 :103
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