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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1842
To JOSEPH WAPLES 1
July 29, 1842. This is an untrue statement 2 of facts. He has done no duty properly, & made contracts contrary to law; by depreciating Ex- chequer Bills. I am [sic] regret to find that those, who are, stupid and lazy, are sometimes malignant & vicious Sam Houston [ Rubric] [Endorsed]: A. C. Hyde, July 22d-1842. Recd. 26th. 1 Post Office Papers, Texas State Library. 2 This statement applied to a letter from A. C. Hyde to the Secretary of State, July 22, 1842, concerning the conduct of the postal service. The letter is in the Post Office Papers. To J osEPH EVE 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, 30th July, 1842. ·Hon. Joseph Eve. 2 Sir,- Your note of the 27th instant, relative to the Brig "Retrieve," reached me at a moment when it was not possible for me to reply. I regret that any difficulty should have arisen as to the cruise. So soon as it is possible to look into the matter it shall be done; and whenever the government is able to do so, all remuneration will be made to the captain and owners. To what extent will be proper, I am unable to determine. To day I directed the Acting Secretary of State to write to you upon the subject, so far as facts are in his knowledge, at the same time to assure you that at this time the country has not means to meet the demand, if it is found just and right to do so when it is able. Sam Houston 1 Garrison, Diplomatic Co1·resvondence of the Republic of Texas, II, 100. Exec.utive Record Book, No. 40, p. 135, Texas State Library. 2 Joseph Eve (July 17, 1784-June 16, 1843), Kentucky legislator, judge, and charge d'afjaires of the United States to the Republic of Texas, was born in Culpeper County, Virginia. At an early age he was thrown upon his own resources, and decided to go. West to seek his fortune in Kentucky. The exact time of his going westward is not certain, but he was in Kentuck)• by 1807, for in that year his name appears in the tax records of Knox County. From that time until 1840, he accumulated a considerable landed estate, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and became a state legislator.
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