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number and description of troops required for the prosecution of the contemplated campaign, and the probable amount neces- sary for their equipment, movement, and subsistence, as fur- nished from the Department of War. Sam Houston.
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1 Excc11tive Rcca1·d Book, No. 40, p. 110, Texas State Library.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, July 6, 1842. To the Honorable the House of Representatives: I herewith transmit to your Honorable Body, in pursuance of a resolution of the 1st instant, statements of the several appro- priations of the last session of Congress- the amount drawn upon each-the amount of receipts into the Treasury from Cus- toms, and the probable amount of Exchequer bills outstanding. Sam Houston
1 Executivc Rcco1·d Book, No. 40, p. 111, Texas State Library.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, July 7h., 1842.
To the Honorable, the Hous_e of Representatives: In answer to a resolution of your Honorable Body, of the 4h. instant, requesting information relative to the prisoners of the late ill fated Santa Fe expedition, the Executive can only reply, that, although previous to the adjournment of your last session, the fate and condition of the members of the expedition were fully known to the Honorable Congress, no appropriation was, however made to meet even the most necessary and urgent wants of the captives. The appropriations which were made were of a specific character and designed for other objects, from which the Executive had no power to divert them. He has not, therefore, been able to afford any pecuniary relief; although he has felt _deeply the propriety and humanity of making some provision for that purpose. The Executive has had no means or authority, other than an individual, to take any step to ameliorate their condition, or facilitate their liberation. Our relations with the government of Mexico have been such, as not to authorise any direct application
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