The Writings of Sam Houston, Volume VII

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CALENDAR

PAGE To John Salmon Ford, December 30, 1859, concerning unauthorized bands of soldiers, etc.__________ ---------·---- 391 To William C. Dalrymple, December 30, 1859, authorizing him to organize a company of rangers____________ ________ 391 To Alexander C. Hill, December 31, 1859, authorizing him to buy rations for 20 men and horses for a trip to the Rio Grande---···--···----·-- 394 JANUARY, 1860 To Angel Navarro and Robert Taylor, January 2, 1860, ordering them to the Rio Grande to investigate the cause of the trouble there·-···-··--·-· 395 To John B. Floyd, January 3, 1860, concerning the "twin sisters"___ 397 To Captain Edward Burleson, January 4, 1860, authorizing him to organ- ize a company of rangers_··-····---··-·--------- ____ 398 To William C. Dalrymple, January 5, 1860, ordering him to change the number of men in his company___ ___ ___ 399 To Clement R. Johns, January 6, 1860, concerning the business of the comptroller's office - ·····-·--- ·-·-·--·- ____ ·-·---··-·-·· 399 To H. Wilkie, January 6, 1860, accepting his resignation from the board of trustees of the Blind Asylum....---·····-·-----····-···-- -····- ········- 400 A veto message to the Senate, January 9, 1860, concerning a bill for relief for pre-emption settlers_····-··---- __________ 400 A veto message to the Texas Legislature, January 9, 1860, concerning a bill that authorized the Governor to postpone the sale of University lands that had been forfeited for failure to pay the annual instal- ments ----··---····---·--- ____ ----·-·-··-·-·- 402 To John H. Conner, January 9, 1860, authorizing him to organize a com- pany of sixty men______________ ··--·- -·---- 402 To the directors of the Penitentiary, January 10, 1860, defining their duties ---·----__________________ 403 To Kit Carson, January 11, 1860, concerning the return of the boy, Wil- liam Horster ---------------------·----· 404 To Messrs. Vance and Brothers, January 11, 1860, concerning the care of the boy, William Horster·-·--·---·--- ____ ·····---- 405 To Clement R. Johns, January 11, 1860, asking for the exact sum appro- priated to the University fund...·---·-···-·---·--··· ___ 406 To James W. Berry, January 12, 1860, ordering him not to organize the detachment of troops that he had been authorized to raise_···-···-·-- 406 Message to the Texas Legislature, January 13, 1860, the annual message, report of the condition of the state----········-··-----··- ·······- -··--· 407 To Clement R. Johns, January 17, 1860, asking information concerning Indians living in Polk and Tyler counties·---··-- -·············-·-··-······ 422 To Thomas Caruthers, January 18, 1860, giving instructions concerning the law concerning the directors of the Penitentiary······-···--····-········· 422 Orders to J.M. W. Hall, January 19, 1860, concerning his duties as mus- tering officer . ___ _____ ·-----·····--·--·········-··· 423 To William C. Dalrymple, January 20, 1860, giving general orders for the ranging companies . ------ ···--··············-········----- 424 Approval of Edward Burleson's orders to J. E. McCord, January 20, 1860 -----··--·-·---··-··--·-··---··---·-·····--··---·-·-··-··· 425 To John H. Conner, ranger company orders, January 20, 1860..-······--···- - 426

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