WRITINGS OF 5AM HOUSTON, 1836
I have therefore the pleasure to nominate those individuals to you for the appointments mentioned in that return. Sam Houston 1 E. W. Winkler (ed.), Sec1·et Jom-nals of the Re1mblic of Texas, 1836- 1845, 1st Cong., 1st Sess., p. 26.
TO THE TEXAS SENATEt
Executive Department, Columbia, 2nd Deer. 1836.
To the Honorable the Senate Gentlemen I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of the Resolution passed by your honorable body on the 1st inst[ant] I find by reference to a copy filed in the Executive Office that a passport issued dated 20 ult [imo] to General Santa Anna 2 and Col [onel] Almonte 3 a copy of which I have the honor to inclose as well as an original letter in Spanish with a translation given by the Secretary of State. It will be perceived that these docu- ments are confidential and it is desirable that they should be re- turned to the Office. Col[onel] Geo W Hockley Maj [or] Wm H Patton and Col [onel] Barnard E Bee were directed ( as will be seen by the face. of the passport) to accompany General Santa Anna and Colonel Almonte to Washington City. I have not heard from the Escort officially since they left this point but have reason to believe that they left Orizembo on Satur- day morning the 26 instant and would proceed to Washington by the most direct rout I have the pleasure to present this information to your honor- able body as all that I possess touching-·your resolution. No treaty or treaties of any kind were entered into with him to my_ knowledge nor by my orders. -.. Sam J!ouston 1E. W. Winkler (ed.), Sec1·et Journals of the Senate, Republic of Texas, 1896-1845, p. 28. 2see Houston to Andrew Jackson, November 20, 1836. aJuan Nepomuceno Almonte (May 16, 1803-March 21, 1869). See Hele~ Willets Harris, Juan Nepomceeno Almonte (Ph.D. thesis, 1935), The Uni- versity of Texas Library.
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