WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1844
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A BILL, AND THE ORDER FOR lTS PAYMENTt
Bucksnort, October 15th, 1844.
Republic of Texas, Indian Commission
To Walter Winn_________________________Dr.
To services as Secretary to Commission from September 15th, up to date at $4 per day_____________________.$120.00
J. C. Neill, Commissioner H. E. Morehouse, Com. · Thos. I. Smith, Com
Approved Sam Houston
Executive Department, Washington, Oct. 19th, 1844. To J. H. Raymond, Asq., Acting Treasurer. Sir- Pay the above amount of One hundred and twenty dol- lars to Walter Winn, out of the funds in your hands to my credit for Indian purposes. Sam Houston [Rubric] Received Oct. 19th 1844 of Jas. H. Raymond Actg. Treasurer One hundred & twenty dollars in Exchequers-the amt of the above order Walter Winn 'Financial Pape>"s, 1842-1844, Texas State Library. One very interesting thing about this document is the fact that General Edwin Morehouse signs his name "H. E. Morehouse." Nowhere else has the name ever been found other than simply Edwin Morehouse. It is certain that the com- missioner who signed this bill and General Edwin Morehouse are one and the same man, because on September 23, 1844 (see above), Houston, in writing to the Indian commissioners said, "Gen Morehouse has been appointed one of the commissioners; and will be at his post as soon as he can." A PASSPORT FOR AN INDIAN WOMAN 1 Executive Department, Washington, October 17th, 1844. To all to whom these presents shall come: Know Ye that the bearer hereof, the widow of Ben-Ash who died lately at this place, is on her way to the Coshattee tribe of
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