WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1842
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To MORGAN C. HAMILTON 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, 3d., September, 1842. To Morgan C. Hamilton, Esq. Sir - You are hereby appointed Acting Secretary of War and Marine, and will assume and execute the duties pertaining to the same. You will receive the books and archives from the late Secretary of War and Marine. This will remain in full effect until further orders. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Rec01·d Book, No. 40, p. 142, Texas State Library. See Houston to George W. Hockley, September 3, 1842. TO COLONEL THOMAS WILLIAM W ARD 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, September 6th, 1842. To Col. Thomas William Ward: Sir - I have been informed by Col. Snively/ that an iron chest is buried in the store room, where the sugar and salt were left. You are authorized and desired to take the chest and papers and retain them till further orders. The chest contains papers be- longing to the government. They must be preserved ; and there is no one in whose charge they can be with more safety confided than your own. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Record Book, No. 40, p. 143, Texas State Library. Thomas William Ward. See Houston to Colonel Thomas William Ward, April 4, 1842. 2 See Houston to Jacob Snively, January 24, 1837.
To M. P. WoooHousE 1
September 6, 1842. The reason must be great and manifest, which will ever induce me to introduce innovation in the place of fixed rules of Govern- ment. I can perceive none in the present case 2 -therefore, I will make no change but you, will act in accordance with law. Sam Houston 1Com7,troller's Letters, Texas State Library. Woodhouse's letter to which this is a reply is in the same collection.
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