The Writings of Sam Houston, Volume VIII

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Red Bear and other chieCs, letter to, 3 :186 Roman, Andre Bienvenu, Jetter to, 3 :167, Redmond, Henry, 3:492 190; sketch o!, 3 :167 Red River, opposing improvements !or, Roman Catholics, Houston's 1tatementa con- 7 :118-119; proofs thnt the north fork cerning, 6 :162, 196, 197, 201 is the mnin prong, 8:32, 38; the Indian Rose, Robert Selden, sketch o!, 1 :148 agency of, 8 :104 Rosa, James, letter to, 3 :326 Regulators and Moderators, proclamation Ross, John E., captain o! the Yellow Stone, against, 2 :•159; the Regulator-Moderator 1 :391, 408; Jetter to, 1 :408; mentioned, War, 2:459, 460; 4:397 6:236, 236 Retrieve, oC the Texas navy, 3:70 Ross, Lawrence Sullivan, letter to, 8:139, Ridge, John, 5:620 166, 172,174,216, 221; ■ketch of, 8:141; Reid, John, 1 :20; 2 :40 success of, 8 :240 Reily, James, sketch of, 2:374: charge Ross, Lizzie, girl rescued from the Indiana, d'afTnires, 2 :416; mentioned, 3 :112, 138, 8 :141 210, 281, 299, 439, 466; letter to, 4:68, Rosser, Thomas L.. letter to, 8:199, 200 280; to help make an Indian treaty, Rotbana, Jacob, letter to, 2 :264 4 :280, 281; role in annexation, 5 :16, 21, Rowe, Joseph, 2:172 25 Roxburg, John, 3 :267 Religion, American attitude towards, 6 :282; Roynl, Richard R., letter to, 1 :384; ■ketch religious freedom, 6:21, 151; opposition o!, 1 :384 to legislation concerning, 6 :21 Royston, Robert T., 3 :127 Rentfro, E. D., nffidnvit concerning Houa- Rugely, John, identification or, 3:618 ton's wound received at San Jacinto, Ruiz, Francisco, sketch o!, 2:77, 78 8 :76 Rummy, William, 1 :292 Republicnn party, cnuse of the organization Run-away slaves, Hou1ton'1 Tom and o!, 6 :390; its plntrorm, 6 :360 Esau, 3:10 Rhen, John, letter to, t :2 Runnels, Hardin R., letter to, 7 :378: aketch Rhodes, Elisha A., consul at Galveaton, of, 7 :217 2:290 Runnels, Hiram G., letter to, 4:99; aketch Rhodes, Mrs. Mary E., letter to, 4:296 of, 4:100 Richardson, David P., identification o!, Rush, Richard, identification of, 1 :109 2:129, 134,130; mentioned, 4:15, 16 Rusk, David, identification of, 7 :400 Richardson, P. T., letter to, 8 :129; men- Rusk, Thomas Jefferson, letter to, 1 :380, tioned, 8:126 386, 389, 393, 395, 426, 434, 436, 443; Richardson, Willnrd, editor of the Tc%<U 2 :i4, 114. 123. 275, 276, 279, 284. 288: Alma11ac, 1 :42-1; 7:327 3:280, 402; 4:21, 170, 422; 5:347; 6:394, Ricord, John, sketch of, 1 :460: mentioned, 443, H4, 445: biographical data, 1 :382; 1:612; 2:165; 4:25 joins Texan army, 1:393; 4:21; report Rio Grande, cnmpaign orders !or troops o! San Jacinto, 1 :423: 7 :325, 336; tributes crossing the river, 2:530; lawlessness on by Houston, 1 :380, 400; 2:160, 163: the Rio Grande border, 7 :600, 602, 634, 7 :343, 355: Houston's estimate. 4:203: 539; 8 :20 6 :15, 16: decline or military rank during Ritchie, Thomas, Houston's defense of, the Mexican War. 5 :10, 71, 73; death 5 :358 or, 6 :463-4 66; mentioned, 1 :399: 400, Roads, from Snn Antonio to El Paso, 5:166; 404, 414, 416, 416, 467, 463; 2:173, 277, from Fredericksburg to El Pnso, 5 :363; 279, 280, 299, 304, 323, 383; 7:31, 316 road- or Texns. condition of, 7 :12 Russell, William H.. letter to, 7 :464, 488: Robb, John, letter to, 2 :18 8 :2; mentioned, 2 :30, 85, 161 RoLerts, Elisha, sketch or, 2 :311 Ruthven, Archibald St. Clair, 6:26; ■ketch Roberts, Jenne, t :67 or, 7 :566 Robert•. John S.. sketch or, 2 :307: certificate or military service, 2 :307 Roberta, 0. M .. 4 :246 Roberts, Samuel A., letter to, 4 :66 Robert•, S. R., letter to, 4 :4 26: mentioned, 4:384 Robertson County, bill for judicial organiza- tion or, 2 :427 Robertson, J. G., letter to, 8 :266: aketch or. 8 :267 Robertson, John C., 2 :68 Robertson. Sterling C .. sketch o!, 1 :362: let- ter to. 1·362: !>:19 to, 1 :362; 5 :19 Robbins, Nathaniel, letter to, 1:412, 496; sketch of, 1 :412; 476, 480 Robinson, D. W .. letter to, 8:5, 138 Robinson, G., letter to, 8:346 Robinson, James W ., letter to, t :336: sketch of, 1 :336; 6 :83, 94: letter to Santa Anna, 3 :361 Robinson, Tod, letter to, 2 :4 21: 4 :6!l Rodrii::ues, Ambrocio, identification of, 3 :394 Sabine, city or, 2 :312 Sah-had-duck, Kechi chief, Jetter to, 3 :494 , Sah-sah-ro-ke, Kechi chief, letter to, 3:48( Salado, drawing of the black bean■, 6:81, 88 Saligny, Alphonse de, letter to, 3 :66, 94; identification or, 3:66. 100 Salmon, John, mentioned, 8:166 Salmon, W. M .. letter to, 7 :476 Sam Penland Scrap Book, 8 :166 Snm Patch, Houaton'a favorite aaddle

horse, 2 :263 Sanchez, Luis, Jetter lo, 3 :91, 479, 493: identincation or, 3:91. 348, 428, 645; eatimnte or, 4:314; mentioned, 4:236, 246 Snnta Anna, Antonio Lopes de, letter to, 2:613; 3:361: 4:346, 405; his letter to Houston, 1 :466; biographical data, 1:319, 489; mentioned. 1 :207, 332, '17, 419. ◄24, 434,469; 2:329; 5:~1. 270,271: Santa Anna's army in Tel<aa, 1 :390; his force nt Snn Felipe, 1 :404: at San Jacinto, 2 :24; saddle 11nd bridle, 2 :25; Houston's courtesy at Snnta Jncinto, 2 :518; Hous- ton's opposition to trial, 1 :434 : Pinn for his restoration to Me.-.:ico, 1 :4~7 : status set forth, 1 :453; escort to Wnshini:ton, 1 :404; 2 :27: introduction to Andrew Jackson, 1 :4~i; safe conveynnce to Mel<ico, 1 :453; 2 :5!1; re- ception in Me"ico, 2 :64: the rumor of force on Rio Grnnde, 2 :4~5; corre•rondcnce with Bee nnd Hamilton. 2:513, 52, : with J. W. Robin8on, 3:361, 389: 4:184;

Roi::ers, E. ,v .. letter to, 8 :224 Roiters, G. W ., letter to, 5 :93 Rogers, John, letter to, 3 :398: a ketch or, 3:390 Roi::ere, M. C., letter to, 4 :376: mentioned, 7 :461 Rogers, William P., sketch of, 7 :633: 8 :256: letter to, 8 :253, 266

Rollin■, John H., sketch superintendent of Indian Rollins, William, letter to,

of. 5:343, 346; nfTnirs, 8 :40 3:67; 4:232

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