WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1843
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TO JAMES H. RAYMOND, ACTING TREASURER 1 Executive Department, Washington, July 26, 1843.
To James H. Raymond, Acting Treasurer, Please pay to my order the sum of Fifty dollars in specie and charge the same to Appropriations for Indian purposes for Treaty purposes. Sam Houston [ Rubric] 1 Papers on Indian Affairs, Texas State Library.
To ANSON J oNEs 1
Montgomery, 30th July, 1843. Dear Jones/ Might it not be well to appoint no time for Com- missioners to meet those of Mexico at Laredo, but to say we would let Wool [Woll] know when we were ready? Think of this. Please write Hockley and Williams, and give them a hint of what will be wanted of them. Thank Captain Elliott and the Count, and explain my situation of haste to them. Do as you and Dr. Hill 3 think best in the premises. The whole matter will not be concluded during my term, and "as you make your bed, so must you lie in it." Take out my letters and open them, then dispose of them as may be best. You can judge of their character by the back of them. Salute Madame Jones, and kiss Sam(Captain) for me. Houston. [ Endorsed] -: Instructions to Commissioners to Mexico, and devolving the government upon me. A. J. 1 Anson Jones, Mcm01·anda and Official Correspondence of the Republic of Texas, 233. · 2 Anson Jones. See Houston Proclaims the Appointment of Anson Jones Minister to the United States, June 30, 1838. aGeorge W. Hill, Secretary of War and Navy. See Houston to George W. Hill, January 8, 1843. August, 1843 To ANSON JoNEs 1 Crockett, 3rd Aug. 1843. My Friend,- Since I came here I received a letter from Gen. Henderson/ in which he stated he would write you one-and
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