WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1860
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To MARTIN A. LEA 1
Austin, 2nd Mar., 1860. My Dear Martin, Today I wrote to Mr. Armstrong about going to Houston for a Boar of the Woburn breed, & a Cashmire Goat. These I bought on my own account, but if you wish you can have an interest in them, with those already there; or, you may, if you like, buy for us, four or five sows, at what you think them worth. I want that the Woburn Boar should be there soon so as to mix with the new sows. We ought to be able to sell 1,000 lbs. of Pork and Bacon per year. Urge our friend Armstrong to go for the boar so soon as he can, if he has to hire a man to go with him in a small boat, or a yawl. Do the best you can. We are almost crazy to get down to the Point, and Andrew and Willie are nearly crazy to "see Cousin Mart Lea." Do, my dear Martin, get the crop forward as pos- sible. If I live to get there, we will set a part of the fence to make a pasture, & I wish you to know that that is at my cost, & shall not enter the partnership business! We must keep out the wild stock from our pasture. Do write to me. All are anxious to hear from you and send love. Affec- tionately Houston. M.A. Lea 1 0riginal letter in Mrs. Margaret John's collection of Houston materials. Photostats in the Texas State Library, and in The University of Texas Library.
To CLEMENT R. JOHNSt Executive Department, Austin, March 3, 1860.
Hon. C. R. Johns, Comptroller Sir-Your favor of the 1st inst. has been received. The Leg- islature in the act authorizing the sale of the U.S. Bonds now in the Treasury, declared that "the said bonds shall not be sold at less than their par value." They can therefore, in my opinion, only be sold at this nominal amount for coin, which would be one Thousand Dollars each. The amount of interest accruing would then furnish a sufficient premium to induce parties having coin to invest them for purposes of Exchange. The plan proposed of requiring the party employed to sell the bonds, to deposit the par value at the time of receiving them,
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