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not advise me of your progress in the business of Leftwich's Grant. All the grants belonging to our Company here, have been extended three, & six years.~ Pearse 3 informs me he is suspended in his commission as Con- sul, until he can explain the reasons for the withdrawal of the reccmmendations by Gen 1 Arnold- He has told me all that he knows about Gen 1• Arnolds disaffection-& if he has told me the truth, & the whole truth, Gen 1• A. and not Pearse, is in fault- He states he borrowed 31$ of Arnold to be paid in New York- which is the only cause of disaffection that he knows of, except that Gen 1• A. wished him to remain longer at Washington. As you know all, & have too good feelings for an injured man, to see Pearse improperly or unjustly assailed, I appeal to you for a statement of facts & your opinion in this matter that if Pearse has been unjustly accused, I can aid him-if otherwise I can leave him as I found him- I have not, nor ever had any other interest in his advancement, than what I feel for all men who appear to be deserving-& such, Pearse has ever appeared to me-& so he has been recommended by several of my friends- You know how easy it is for an honorable man to be slandered -hence you ~an make a proper allowance for ,vhat may have been falsely said of Pearse- Write me particularly about him, and all the reasons you have for your opinions- If he is worthy he should not be put down. Hoping an early communication from you, I remain truly & cordially Your Friend &C [ Addressed] : General Sam! Houston Nashville T"en- [ Endorsed] : Copy to Genl Saml Houston 18 Augat 1832 6908.30 1859. 93

[Apparently a recapitulation of Houston's ac- count with Prentiss. See Prentiss to Houston, June 1, 1832.]

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1James Prentiss Letters, The University of Texas Library. ~see Prentiss to Houston, July 31, 1832, Note 2. 3Richard Pearse. See Houston to James Prentiss, April 8, 1832.