WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1859
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go into a convention; Jackson refused to have anything to do with them. He thanked the ladies for their presence. 1 San Antonio He1·ald, September 30, 1859; The Texas Re1ntblican, October 8, 1859. These two sources printed identical copies of the extracts from the speech. At the beginning of the article in the San Antonio Herald, there is a paragraph explaining that Houston's speech was very long, and that the reporter was able to get only extracts from it. Close search through the newspaper files has failed to discover a full text of the speech.
To HARDIN R. RUNNELs 1
Independence, 26th Sept. 1859. Governor Runnels, You will receive the enclosed letter. I was not aware of its character until I opened it, & found that the contents did not correspond with the address, and I forward it to you as the person to whom the information contained in it belongs.
Sam Houston.
[Endorsed]: Sept 29 '59 General Sam Houston
iGovernors' Letters, Texas State Library.
To ASHBEL SMITH 1 Mr. T[homas] Parmers/ 3rd Nov. 1859. My Dear Smith, You will please deliver to Mr. Parmer the agreement deposited with you, between him and myself. I was quite ill last night but feel well today. I will set out in an hour for home. Please write to me soon, and command me. I will not forget your last Commission to me. In great haste, Thine Truly, Houston. Smith [Addressed] : To Doct. Ashbel Smith, Evergreen, Texas. Mr. T. Parmer. 1Ashbel Smith Papers, The University of Texas Library. 2 Thomas Parmer, son of Martin Parmer, was born and reared on the frontier of Missouri, but came to Texas with his father's family in 1825. He married Rachel Teel and settled near Sabine City; subsequently, he moved to Walker County and bought a farm near Huntsville. There he
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