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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1844
A PROCLAMATION CONCERNING ALONZO LARKINS 1
[This is a formal proclamation remitting a bond signed by Alonzo Larkins for the appearance of Mitchell George in district court to stand trial for "obstructing and resisting" an officer who was trying to serve a "judicial process." The proclamation is issued in response to the petition of "sundry citizens" of Fannin County who declare that payment of the bond of $250 would cause Larkins "peculiar hardship."] 1 Procla-maiions of the Pre.'lidents, Republic of Texas; also E:i:ecutive Rec- o,·d Book, No. 48, pp. 89-90, Texas State Library.
MARCH, 1844-APRIL, 1844
HOUSTON'S OPINION OF THE REVEREND JAMES HAZARD PERRY 1
[No date recorded, March 1, 1844, supplied] '
It appears that this Gentleman is lecturing in New York on the Battle of San Jacinto. Therefore it will be proper to have justice done to his character, and conduct while in Texas. When General Houston was encamped on the Colorado, Mr. Perry arrived from the Cabinet Ad Interim with letters to the General, who appointed him a Volunteer Aid de Camp, as he was repre- . sented by his letters to have been educated at West Point. Mr. Perry continued as such but did not give much display of military talent. General Houston had established a rule in his Command that no letter should leave his encampment without its contents being submitted to his examination. When an express was about to leave Camp for the Cabinet, he saw a letter that had not been submitted to him. On opening the letter 2 before it went from Camp, he found it was from Mr. Perry to Hon. Robt. Potter, Secy of the Navy ad interim.· It contained the coarsest abuse of the General and stated that he did not only drink ardent spirits, but ate opium, to great excess. The General sent for Mr. Perry and read it to him, asking him if he thought it was clever to write such falsehoods about him, and particularly in the relations in which they stood to each other? Mr. Perry's only excuse was that Col. Potter requested that he would write to hirn. The General said, "Sir, to evince to you that I continue all the spies and machinations of my enemies, I will not even dismiss you, nor expose you, as I ought to do! You are aware that you have stated falsehoods well calculated to injure the service and
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