WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1842
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TO WILLIAM HENRY DAINGERFIELD 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, May 17th, 1842. To Hon. William Henry Daingerfield: Sir- You are hereby appointed a commissioner for the pur- pose of negotiating the loan authorized by the act of Congress, approved 22d. of January, 1839, entitled an act to authorize the President to negotiate a loan of one million of dollars. You will, of course, be guided by the provisions of the act, in the terms . of your negotiation. You are further authorized to receive proposals for the loan of any sum not exceeding one million of dollars, upon terms other than those set forth in the above recited act. You will from time to timr be furnished with instructions through the Treasury Department. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Record Book, No. 40, p. 92, Texas State Library. TO WILLIAM HENRY DAINGERFIELD 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, May 17, 1842. To Hon. Wm. Henry Daingerfield: Sir-Herewith you will receive your letter of appointment under the law therein referred to. The exigencies of the State are such as in the opinion of the President, require every exer- tion to be made for the procurement of pecuniary aid from abroad. You are, therefore, hereby directed to proceed immediately to the discharge of the duties set forth in your letter of appoint- ment. During your absence, the Treasury Department over which you have of late presided, will be administered by an Acting Secre- tary. Sam Houston. 1 Executive Record Book, No. 40, p. 91, Texas State Library. To WILLIAM G. CRUMP 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, May 17, 1842. To William G. Crump, Esq. Sir-You are hereby appointed Acting Secretary of the Treas- ury Department of the Republic of Texas, and, as such, you will
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