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existed for the creation of the additional force, will be apparent upon examination of the circumstances which induced it. The privations which the company have endured, and the im- portant services rendered, will recommend their claims to the favorable attention of the Hon. Congress. Sam Houston. 1 Jom"71.als of the Senate of the Re7niblic of Texas, 9th Cong., 1st Sess., p. 21. La, Grange intelligencer, December 24, 1844. The Intelligencer introduced this message with the following sentence: "The following communication, in writing, was received from his Excellency the President, through his private secretary." The "Senate Journal" shows that the message was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
TO THOMAS JOHNSON 1
December 7, 1844
Thos. Johnson, Judge Advocate The President disapproves the proceedings of the Court in toto, as he is assured by undoubted evidence of the guilt of the accused in the case of E. W. Moore late Commander in the Navy. Sam Houston 1 La Grange lntelligence1·, October 7, 1845. This communication, or statement from Houston follows the Memorial of Commodore E. W. Moore, printed immediately above it. A PROCLAMATION OF PARDON 1 [The proclamation, dated December 7, 1844, pardons Nancy Vandyke and Nancy Beams, convicted of murder and sentenced to death by the district court in Nacogdoches County.] 1 P1·oclamations of the P1·esidents, Republic of Texas; also, Executive Reco1·d Book; No. 48, pp. 99-100, Texas State Library.
To JAMES H. RAYMOND 1 Executive Department, Washington, Dec. 9th, 1844.
To the Acting Treasurer: Sir- Pay the bearer thirty four dollars and forty seven cents for services in the conducting of the business relative to Indian Affairs, connected with the Executive Department. Sam Houston [Rubric] 1 Financial Pa 11 ers, 1842-1843, Texas State Library. For a brief account of James H. Raymond, see to James H. Raymond, July 29, 1844, above.
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