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an abundance, true policy at the time would not have justified him. Sam Houston 1 From the original owned by Mrs. Madge W. Hearne. Houston wrote on the margin of a letter that asked for protection from Indians and from Mexican marauders. To JAMES s. HoLMAN 1 $250 New Orleans, 3rd May 1840 Sixty days after date pay this my only Bill of Exchange to the order of Addison C. Love Two hundred and fifty Dollars, for value received and charge the same to the account of Sam Houston [Rubric] To James S. Holman Esq., Galveston, Texas [Endorsed] : Int. 4 yrs 10 mo. 20 days Recd. Forty five dollars Interest on the above note May 22, 1845. R. D. Johnson for Addison C. Love. On back of note: Draft in favor of A. C. Love, 1840. PAID 'The original is owned by Mrs. Madge W. Hearne. For some information concerning James S. Holman, see William C. Binkley (ed.), Official Cor- respondence of the Texan Revolution, 189_5-1896, I, 60. To SAMUEL A. ROBERTS 1 Executive Department, City of Austin, December 14, 1841. The President's respects to the Honorable Samuel A. Roberts, and informs him that the Honorable Anson Jones has been ap- pointed to, and directed to proceed immediately in the discharge of the business of the Department of State of the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston [Rubric] '"Houston's Private Executive Record Book," p. 18, courtesy of Mr. Frank· lin Williams. 'Samuel A. Roberts, son of Willis Roberts, was born and educated in Georgia. After finishing his academic course he studied law at Mobile, Alabama. He was a staunch friend of Mirabeau B. Lamar, and this friend- ship was the influence that induced the young lawyer to come to Texas in 1838. In January, 1839, Lama1· appointed him Notary Public for Harris- burg County, and later in the same year, ~ent him on a diplomatic mission to the United States, and on November 10, 1841, nominated him Secretar~•
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