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WRITINGS OF SAM HOUSTON, 1844, ·
To s. B. BRIGHAML
Washington, October 21st, 1844
S. B. Brigham, Esq., Sir- You will please pay Messrs. Torrey & Brother or order the annexed amount of one thousand two hundred and thirty eight 81/100 dollars in par funds, or the equivalent in Exchequer bills at market value, and their acknowledgment to you therefor, or any part thereof, will be sufficient to credit the receipts held by me against the estate of A. Brigham. 2 Sam Houston. 'Financial Papers, 1842-1843, Texas State Library. 'Samuel B. Brigham, a merchant of Matagorda, Texas, was a son of Asa Brigham who was the first Treasurer of the Republic of Texas. Samuel B. Brigham administered his father's estate. See administrators' notices in Telegraph and Texas Registe1·, from September, 1844, to close of year. Also see William C. Binkley, Official Correspondence of the Texan Revo- lution, 1896-1845, I, 158, 166, 208; II, 939, 1077.
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AN ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF JAMES BALDRIDGE'S ACC:0UNT 1
Brazos River, May 4th 1843
$10.00 This is to certify that James Baldridge has this day ferried over the Delaware Indians and pack horses and is entitled to the sum of Ten Dollars for so doing out of the appropriation for Indian purposes.
J. C. Eldridge, Superintendent of ~ndian Affairs Executive Department, Washington, October 21, 1844
To Jas. H. Raymond, Esq., Acting Treasurer: Sir, - Pay the above amount of ten dollars to James Baldridge for ferriage across the Brazos river for Indians in May, 1843, out of the appropriation for Indian purposes in your hands to my credit. Sam Houston [Rubric]
'Financial Papers, Texas State Library.
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