WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1844
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before Congress, which accompanied the report of the Secretary of War and Marine submitted at the commencement of the present session. Sam Houston. 1 "Messages of the Presidents," Congressional Papers; also, Executive Reco1·d Book, No. 40, p. 314, Texas State Library. To THE TEXAS CoNGREss 1 Executive Department, Washington, January 25, 1844. To the Honorable, the Senate and the House of Representatives: The President has the honor to lay before Congress the ac- companying report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in conformity with an order directing his return to the City of Austin-a copy of which is also herewith furnished. The Executive has no comment to offer upon the subject of the report, and submits it to the consideration of the Congress with a request that it, together with the letter of the President may be published, as they relate to a matter of general interest to the community. Sam Houston. 1 "Messages of the Presidents," Ccmg1·essional Pa])ers; also, Executive Record Book, No. 40, p. 314, Texas State Library. Joiwnal of the House of Re'P')·esentatives of 'the Re1111blic. of Texas, 8th Cong., 1st Sess., pp. 326- 327.
To ANSON JoNEs 1
Washington, January 25, 1844. The Hon. Anson Jones will make a contract~ with General Mercer and such others as he may desire. The terms will be five years to complete it in; at least 100 families to be introduced each year. The alternate sections may be taken whenever the con- tractors or company may think proper, by paying to the Govern- ment 12 dollars for each section, in par funds, and one dollar in Government liabilities for each acre of the alternate sections. This you will please to have attended to so soon as convenient. Sam Houston. 1 Ho1ne Lette1·s to Dcpa1·t111.ents, Executitie Record Book, No. 45, pp. 111-. 112, Texas State Library. 2 Although the colonial contracts made with M~xico, or with the state of C,1ahuila-Texas, had practically ceased on the 13th of November, 1835, with the first decree of the Consultation which closed all land office business until
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