WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 184,2
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To SOLOMON L. JoHNSON 1 Executive Department, City of Houston, April 5th, 1842. To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Know ye, that Solomon L. Johnson is directed and charged by authority emanating from the Minister of His Majesty the King of the French, near this government, to remove the archives and other property of His Majesty, the King, belonging to his legation in Texas from the City of Austin to the City of Hous- ton, or any other point or place in the Republic, to which said archives and other property may be ordered. And in further- ance of this object, the citizens of the Republic are enjoined and required to permit their free passage; and in no wise to obstruct or impede their removal under the penalties imposed by the laws of nations and the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston [Rubric] '"Houston's Private Executive Record Book," pp. 104-105, courtesy of Mr. Franklin Williams.
To G. EARLE MARTIN 1
Private
Houston, Texas, April 8th, 1842.
To G. Earle Martin, Esq., Rodney, Mississippi; Dear Sir, Your favor from Rodney under date of the 19th Ultimo, reached me yesterday. In reply to your inquiries, I have to state b1·iefiy, that the services of the company you propose to raise, will be received with much pleasure. They should report for orders at Galveston to the authorities in command at that post. The company must consist of fifty-six men, and be clothed and provisioned for six months,- with arms and 100 rounds of ammunition. With these requisites complied with, the company will be prepared for doing much in the cause of Texas and hu- manity. Sam Houston [Rubric] wHouston's Private Executive Record Book," p. 105, courtesy of Mr, Franklin Williams.
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