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WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1844
Do be active, and as speedy as possible in your action, that the efforts of Stroud may be rendered fruitless to the injury of the country. Sam Houston. iPcipers on Indian A_(Jafrs; also Exec.utive Recorcl Book, No. 40, p. 339, Texas State Library. These sources differ in the matter of one word. The Pa7Jers on Indian Affcifrs give in the second clause of the first sentence: "if there was any p1·obcibili t11 of his meeting the Kiowas" while the Executive Recoi·d Book, No. 40, has it, "if there was any possibility of his meeting the Kiowas." For John Torrey see Houston to Stephen Z. Hoyle, April 1, 1843. "For Benjamin Sloat, see Volume III, 481. 'For Beden Stroud see Volume III, 91.
To JAMES B. SHAw 1
Washington, 15th February, 1844.
J. B. Shaw, Esq. Sir-You are hereby appointed Secretary of the Treasury dur- ing the absence of Hon. J. B. Miller. Sam Houston [Rubric] 1 "Houston's Private Executive Record Book," p. 494, courtesy of Mr. Franklin Williams. For Shaw see Volume III, 197.
To JAMES H. COCKE 1
Secret
Washington, February 15th, 1844.
To Major J. H. Cocke, My dear Sir,
General Henderson and my friend, and Pri- vate Secretary, W. D. Miller, are despatched upon a secret em- bassy to the United States. It is of so much importance that they should not be detained, that amidst a great press of business I have snatched a moment to write to you. They cannot accom- plish the object short of one thousand dollars in available funds. Two hundred in specie has been advanced here at the Treasury, and a draft drawn upon you for eight hundred. By some means it must be raised. You, I am satisfied, will devise and employ the best means in your power for this object. With this belief I say let it be done forthwith. If our situation would enjoin upon
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