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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1842
AN ELECTION PROCLAMATION, JULY 9, 1842 1 PROCLAMATION By the President of the Republic of Texas. Whereas, a vacancy has occurred in the House of Representa- tives, by the resignation of J. Hampton Kuykendall, member of that body from the County of Austin; Therefore, I, Sam Hous- ton, President of the Republic of Texas, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do, by these presents order and direct, that an election be held in said County of Austin, on Wednesday the 13th instant to fill said vacancy, and that the Chief Justice, or Associate Justices, of said County give notice of said election, and order the returns to be made to him or them immediately after the holding of said election, and have the same conducted in all respects according to the Act regulating elections. [SEAL] Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the Republic at the City of Houston the ninth day of July A. D. 1842. By the President Sam Houston. Joseph Waples, Acting Secretary of State.
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1 P·roclamations of the Presidents, Republic of Texas, Texas State Library.
To ASA BRIGHAM, TREASURER 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, July 9, 1842. To Major Asa Brigham, Treasurer, &c. Sir- You have leave of absence from the duties of your office, for the purpose of going to Austin; and will return as soon as the arrangement of your domestic affairs will permit. . Sam Houston.
1 Executive Record Book, No. 40, p. 116, Texas State Librar:r.
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, July 9h., 1842. To the Honorable, the House of Representatives: In reply to a resolution of your Honorable Body of the [ ] instant, I have to state, that, since the adjournment of your last session, further inquiry and examination have been made into the archives of the War Department; the result of which has been
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