WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1843
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prime Tea( Young Hyson) 1 Barouch ( excellent) 4 Seats with shafts, tongue and double harness with whip! and all complete 1. Good Dearbon Waggon and Harness. 1 Sett neat white china for Coffee. 2 Wash pitchers and bowls. 1. neat work stand! 1 Bolt fine white grass linnen 3 or 4 Bolts white cotton furniture fringe. 1 do fine Callico (handsome) 1 do coarse do " 1 do Furniture Callico 1 do do Dimity 1 do Linnen Diaper /01· Towels. 1 Crimpink iron. 6 yds fine Cambric linnen. 3 Fine large Silk pocket Hkffs. 3 pair Silk & 3 pair cotton Socks 1 Handsome pocket Knife ( pretty large) To be filled by Col. Wm. Bryan for his friend Sam Houston Washington 26th Jany 1843 Miscellaneous Pape1·s, Rosenberg Library. The copy in the Rosenberg Library is a certi- fied copy of the original, and upon comparison it is found to be an exact copy. At the end of this copy in the Rosenberg Library there is a note criticizing the order, signed by Thomas J. Green with name and rubric. 1 Burnley Papers (the originals), Texas State Library.
To GEORGE W. HILL 1
24th Jan'y, 1843
Doctor Hill! It does seem to me from the campaign which has just resulted, that Texians who reflect should be satisfied with the experiment. It was permitted, but never advi-sed. We have now too many prisoners in Mexico and I will never sanctfon any addition to our national calamity. The Santa Fe expedition has found its parallel in the late transactions. Texas cannot sustain such drafts upon its national character & continue to exist as a nation. Experience should make us wise. Surely disaster should learn us caution. The projected campaign without accident, can be made short of the Rio Grande. If the enemy will let us alone
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