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to engage will be gratefully received. As to the office and pro- motion, however, you will have to take the chances as they arise. If you participate with us in the perils and privations of a sol- dier's life, and bring one or more companies into the service, you will be entitled to corresponding rank and command in the army. Companies must consist of at least fifty six men, rank and file,- be completely armed and clothed and provisioned for six months. The rendezvous is established at Corpus Christi, in Western Texas, where you should report at the earliest possible period. Compensation for services and expenses must come from the enemy. They have provoked the war and must suffer the consequences. The field for the enterprise and chivalry of our brethren of the United States is wide and fruitful. Sam Houston [Rubric] '"Houston's Private Executive Record Book," p. 130, coui·tesy of Mr. Franklin Williams.
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To THOMAS M. WHITE 1
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Houston, T'exas, May 10th, 1842.
To Thomas M. White, Esq., Dear Sir,
Your favor of 29th March, has reached me. For your patriotic expressions in favor of Texas and her welfare, at this particular period in her history, you have my grateful acknowledgments. In relation to the inquiries you submit, I have to state, that your rank in the army will correspond with the number of men you may bring into the service, armed, equipped, and provisioned for six months. They must report as soon as possible at the rendezvous at Corpus Christi, in Western Texas. The presence of our friends from Illinois will be hailed on the plains of the South with much satisfaction. The war against Mexico will be prosecuted; and a wide field laid open to the chivalry and enter- prise of our brethren of the United States. The enemy must remunerate for all privations and expenses incurred in the prosecution of a war provoked by themselves. Sam Houston [Rubric] '"Houston's Private Executive Record Book," pp. 130-131, courtesy of l\lr. Franklin Williams.
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