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INDEX
Trnde: with Indians, 1 :447; 3:325, 333, 512; in general, 3:33, 60, 61, 106, 167, 429; rules regulating trade on the Rio Grande, 2 :257 Trading houses, importance of, 3 :33, 106, 167, 215; 4:62, 235, 258, 4-12, 496; licenses !or, 3 :457, 458, 481, 606, 612 Travis, Chnrles E., sketch of, 7 :150 Travis, William Barret, 1 :363; 7 :309, 335 Treaties with Indians, 1 :12, 121; 2 :173; 3:428, 507; 4:3!!9; 5:469, 472; Houston's stipulnLions for all Indian treaties, 3:175, 184; the white Man's violation of Indian treaties the cause or much bloodshed, 8:40 Trenties, with Great Dritnin, 2 :260, •l28; 3 :158; with the Hanseatic Republics, 4 :398; with the Netherlnnds, 3 :269; with the United States, 3:210, 237, 291 Trimble, William C., Houston's opinion, 8 :120 Triplett, Robert, 1 :469 Trist, N. P., 7 :437 Troost, Girard, sketch or, 1 :199 Truehart, Henry M., letter to, 7 :656; sketch or, 7 :556 "Truth" Articles, 2:371, 374, 376-380, 380- 386 Tucker, Dr. Edmund, 2 :263 Tucker, Thomas T., sketch of, 1 :11 Tulip Grove, home or A. J. Donelson, 7:15 Turner, Fuldon D., 2 :61 Turner, John, 1 :514 ; 2 :70 Twiggs, David Emnnuel, letter to, 8:234, 284; sketch of, 8 :235 Twin Sisters, 7 :397 Tyler, John, role in the annexation of Texas, 5 :16, 19, 20, 24 Underwood, Ammon, 2:430, 432 Union, The, Houston's Jove or, 5 :60, 71, 126, 129-130; 7:197, 203, 207, 210, 363, 376: 8:275; importance of the Union, 4:476; 6 :222, 233, 387, 388; the inspiration of liberty, 7 :376, 421; the importance of to Texas, 7 :432, 440: importance of preserv- ing, 5:126, 130, J.13, 220, 250, 280, 331; Houston's statements concerning, 5 :262 United States, The, its diplomatic policy toward the Republic of Texas, 1 :485, 524; 2:71, 74, 89, 104, 105. 142, 153, 189, 204, 237, 240, 291, 400, 415; 3:136, 179, 192, 194, 210. 290, 385. 45~. 454, 464. 465, 638; 4:28, 159, 181, 183, 233, 238, 262, 289, 297, 298, 300, 302, 306, 308, 317, 393, 402; result of this diplomacy, 2 :204, 237, 240, 291 Tumlinson, Peter, 7 :490 Turnbull, Jnne, 7 :191-192 Turner, Amasa, sketch of, 1 :600 University of Texas, Houston's opinion con- cerning, 7 :415, 416; use of its lands for other purposes, 8:190, 231, 233, 242 Usher, Patrick, 1 :614 Valier, Don Joseph, 7 :4 64 Van Duren, Martin, mentioned, 1 :73: 2 :185: 5:69; letter to, 2:249. 256; 4:30 Vance & Brother, letter to, 7 :405 Van Derlip, Dnvid C., 3 :4 92 Vandnle, Enrle, Materials contributed, 7 :4 Vandenburg, George, 8 :13, 56 Van Fossen, John, letter to, 1:147. 187; sl:etch of. 1 :149; mentioned, 1 :236, 246, 254;2:13 Van Horn, William H.. 1 :477 Van Ness, Cornelius, mentioned, 2 :165, 354: •ki>tch of, 2:166; letter to, 4:89; death, 3:59 Van Ness, Georv.e, 2:505; 4:481 Van Sickle, Willinm, 2 :270 Van Zandt, letter to, 3 :538; 4 :158, 298, 309, 317, 32[!; sketch of, 3 :11 S; role in annexation. 5 :1 fl , 21, 25; mentioned. 3:138; 4 :45; 7:10
Vashon, George, aketch of, 1 :187 Ynsnowski, Francis, 1:47~ Vasquez, invasion of Texas, 3 :7 4 Vernon, Charles F., 5:546
Veto messages: a resolution concernin&' blexican prisoners, 1 :469; act to estab- lish a post office depurtment, 1 :50:.t; to e&tablish general regulations for the Texns army, 1 :511; to establish a general land office, 1 :619; 2 :118, 168; to send armed vessels to 111atamoros, 2 :108; for the retie! of those who lost property in the Texas revolution, 2 :112; requiring the Secretary or War to iuue scrip to dis- charged soldiers, 2 :144; to put Captain Sylvester and his company on an equal footing with other volunteers, 2 :171; to organize the Texas militia, 2 :1 i 4; for further issuance of promiasory notes, 2 :220; for retie( of Sidney Sherman. 2 :228; for relieC of Cnptnins Costley and Jewell, 2 :232; to organize the County of Colon on Red River, 2 :235; to locate the seat of government, 2 :236; providing for frontier deCense, 2 :238; to change the nnme o! Charles Denny Morse to Charle• DeMorse, 2 :414; for the relief of H. 0. Addicks, 2 :417; for the relieC oC Thomns N. B. Greer, 2 :425; to organize parts of Robertson and l\1ilnm counties for various purposes, 2:427; authorizin&' the com- missioner of the General Lnnd Office to receive audited drafts oC Texns in pay. ment of land dues and dues on patents, 2:445; for the relic( of Willinm Brynn, 2:4-17; tbnnks to Captain John G. Tod, 2 :446; granting land to immigrants, 2 :456; to issue bounty lnnd certificates to officers, seamen nnd marines of the Na,;,. 2 :457; to organize the county of DeWitt for judicial purposes, 2 :459; to amend act to define the boundaries or the Re- public of Texas, 2 :-163; to or11anize the county of Nacogdoches ror judicinl pur- poses, 2 :466; to establish military colonies, 2 :466; to organize pnrt of Nacogdoches County for judicial and other purposes. 2:4i3; for the relief or Johnnthnn Bird and others, 2 :473; organize the County of DeWitt; nlso n bill to provide permanent seat of justice of Paschal County, 2 :476; authorizing the funding and redemption of the public debt o! the Re'.public, 2 :2i9; for ropenl of lnws authorizing the President to Corm con- tracts, etc., 3 :608; to require the Presi- dent and others to return to the sent of government, 3 :613; to fix pince for ses- sions of the Supreme Court, 3 :518; to require auditing certain accounts, 3 :532; for the relief of William G. Cooke, 3:533; for the relief of Jonnthnn Bird. 3 :536; for the relief of Colonel J. C. Neill. 3 :536; for the relier of Robert Pnce, antl :Mrs. Snrnh N. Hubert, 3 :537; authorizing the commissioner of the Genernl Land Office to issue certnin potents, 4 :71; for the relief of A. n. Shelby, 4 :237; for the relief of Jeremiah Tennon, 4:224; to alter and fix duties. 4 :246: for relirf or tir,.. emption settlers, 7 :-101 ; 1>0stpon<'mrnt of sale of Universit>· lands, 7 :402; in- corporation of the Gnh·eston. Houston, nnil Henderson Railroad Conwzrny, 7 :450: in- corporntion of the TexM Tnsur:rnce aml Snvings Fund Association, 7 :-172; an act to incorporate the dt>· of Gah·eston. 7:472 Virginia, tribute to, 5 :491 Viser. Willinm, letter to. 4 :375 Volunteers. from the United Stnte• ror the Texas army, 1 :302, 30-1: N!Yment of the ,·olunteers in the Texns nrmy, l :4S9: letter to, 1 :326. 3~5: condition or ,·ohin- teer com1lRnie•, 3 ;6~. 105. 11 ~: 4 :15:
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