urn:taro:utexas.cah.00099 A Guide to the Sam Houston Hearne Collection Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2001. Finding aid written in English. August 14, 2002 Edited with XMetaL 2 by Kristy Sorensen, according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL. Tue Jul 22 15:27:12 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00099 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). 3/2005 Revised by Evan Hocker Descriptive Summary Hearne, Sam Houston Sam Houston Hearne Collection 1820-1929 21794369 11in. Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Collection of Sam Houston Hearne, great-grandson of Sam Houston, consists primarily of Houston family correspondence, letters sent and received by Houston during and directly after the Texas Revolution and during his Texas presidency, and correspondence between Houston and Guy M. Bryan concerning Stephen F. Austin. Materials are in English. Organization

Correspondence, financial and legal documents, newspaper clippings, poems, broadsides, and pamphlets arranged by subject and chronologically.

 Biographical Note

Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the War of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years among the Indians, was commander-in-chief of the Texas army in the Texas Revolution, then president of the Republic of Texas, and later Texas senator and governor.

Chronology of Sam Houston's Life and Career

March 2, 1793 Houston's birth to Samuel and Elizabeth (Paxton) Houston in Rockbridge County, Virginia 1813 Enlisted in the United States Army May 1818 Resigned from the Army as a first lieutenant, to begin the study of law October 1818 Elected district attorney of Nashville, Tennesse, district ca. 1819 Appointed adjutant general of the Tennessee state militia with rank of colonel 1821 Elected major general of the state militia 1823 Elected to U.S. House of Representatives as delegate from Tennessee 1825 Re-elected to U.S. Congress 1827 Elected governor of Tennessee 1829 Married and separated from Eliza H. Allen of Gallatin, Tennessee 1829 Resigned as governor of Tennessee 1829-1835 Served as business and diplomatic agent for the Cherokees in the Indian Territory 1832 Houston's probable first trip into Texas 1833 Returned to Texas to attend the Convention of 1833 as a representative of Nacogdoches 1835 Elected delegate to the Consultation, and the General Council elected him major general of the Texas Army 1836 Elected delegate to the Convention of 1836; elected commander-in-chief of the Texas Army; led army to victory at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21 1836-1838 Elected and served as President of the Republic of Texas 1839-1841 Elected and served as representative from San Augustine County to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses 1840 Married Margaret Moffette Lea in Marion, Alabama 1841-1844 Elected and served second term as President of the Republic of Texas 1845 Elected delegate from Montgomery County to the Convention of 1845 1846-1859 Elected by the Texas Legislature to the U.S. Senate 1856 Discussed as possible presidential candidate for the Know-Nothing Party 1857 Defeated in election for governor of Texas 1859 Elected governor of Texas 1860 Discussed as possible presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union Party 1861 Declined to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and was ousted as governor by the Secession Convention July 26, 1863 Died at his home in Huntsville, Texas Content and Arrangement

This collection primarily documents Sam Houston's relationship with his family, his military career as Commander-in-chief of the Texas Army, and his political career as U.S. Senator from Texas. Materials bulk with correspondence between Sam Houston and family, friends, and political associates, and primarily date from the 1830s through the 1850s. The collection includes a small amount of legal and financial documents, broadsides, pamphlets, and newsclippings. The materials are numbered individually and arranged both by correspondent and chronology. Sizeable bodies of letters by a particular correspondent have been kept together, then ordered chronologically. Individual letters are arranged by chronology.

The listing of each letter is based on that used in the calendars in The Writings of Sam Houston. 8 vols. (Edited by Amelia W. Williams and Eugene C. Barker. Austin and New York: Jenkins Publishing Company, 1970.) The sender and receiver of each letter is followed by a brief description of content, place of origin, date, and document number.

Transcriptions are provided for the first 71 documents, and thereafter for those letters written by Sam Houston. Transcriptions that arrived with the collection were checked for accuracy and corrections were added in brackets when necessary. All transcriptions include exact renderings of the originals, including misspellings and errors in grammar and punctuation. Endorsements added on the letters' reverse sides by the senders were included in the transcriptions. Words or names that could not be deciphered are indicated by "[?]".

A cursory comparison of letters in this collection to those in The Writings of Sam Houston revealed that this collection was not included in that compilation. Two exceptions are a letter from Sam Houston to Guy M. Bryan, dated November 15, 1852, in which Houston reviews his relations with Stephen F. Austin (Vol. 5), and a letter from Houston to John Hancock discussing politics and political parties, July 21, 1856 (Vol. 6).

Photocopies of documents and transcriptions must be serviced for routine use by patrons. The photocopies are arranged in the same order as the original documents and are located in 3N198. Permission to view the original materials must be obtained from the repository.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836. Bryan, Guy Morrison, 1821-1901. Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867. Houston, Margaret Lea, 1848-1906. Houston, Sam, 1793-1863--Archives. Houston, Sam, Jr., 1843-1894. Houston, Sam, family. Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Jones, Anson, 1798-1858. Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de, 1794?-1876. Allen, Eliza H. Allen, Robert Thomas Pritchard Austin, Stephen Fuller Bee, Barnard E. Bell, Peter Hansborough Bryan, Guy Morrison Buchanan, James Collinsworth, James Cosley, Michael see Costley, Michael Costley, Michael Currey, Ben F. Dickson, David Catchings Ellis, Richard Fillmore, Millard Fisher, Henry Francis Hall, Warren D. C. Houston, Andrew Jackson Houston, Antoinette Power Houston, Elizabeth Paxton Houston, Margaret Lea Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea Houston, Mary William Houston, Nannie E. Houston, Sam Houston, Sam, Jr. Houston, Temple Lea Houston, William Rogers Jackson, Andrew Johnston, Albert Sidney Jones, Anson Lamar, Mirabeau B. Mathews, Thomas Miller, Washington D. Pease, Elisha Marshall Polk, James K. Rogers, William P. Royston, Mart H. Rusk, Thomas Jefferson Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de Scott, Winfield Seguin, Juan Nepomuceno Smith, Henry Somervell, Alexander Thruston, Algernon Sidney Thurston, Algernon Sidney see Thruston, Algernon Sidney Van Zandt, Isaac Wharton, William Harris Subjects Elections--Texas--History--19th century. Indians of North America--Texas. Indians--Treaties. Medicine--Practice. Religious life. San Jacinto, Battle of, 1836. Texas--Annexation to the United States. Texas--Boundaries. Texas--Governors. Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846. Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836. Texas--Politics and government. Alabama Indians Alcoholic beverages American Party see Know-Nothing Party Annexation Army of the Republic of Texas see Texas. Republic. Army Bastrop Military Institute Boundaries see under Individual location Boundary disputes see under Individual location Broadsides Caddo Indians Cherokee Indians Christianity Civil War, 1861-1865 - Texas Comanche Indians Constitutional Union Party see also Know-Nothing Party Constitutions - Texas see Texas. Constitutions Consultation of 1835 Convention of 1833 Democratic Party Education - Costs Elections, presidential - Texas. Republic Elections, presidential - United States Indians of North America see also Names of individual tribes Indians of North America - Government relations Ioni Indians see Caddo Indians (Ionies) Kansas-Nebraska Act Know-Nothing Party see also Constitutional Union Party Land grants Lipan Apache Indians Liquor see Alcoholic beverages Louisiana - Boundary - Texas Medical practices Mexican War, 1846-1848 Mexico. Army Mexico - Foreign relations Military affairs - Texas Military posts Military supplies - Texas. Republic New Mexico - Boundary - Texas Patriotism Phrenology Politics and politicians - Texas Popular sovereignty Provisional government of Texas Religion San Jacinto, Battle of Scarlet fever Secession Sectionalism Slavery Somervell Expedition Songs and singing - Texas Statehood - Texas see Annexation Tariffs Temperance Texas - Boundary - Louisiana Texas - Boundary - New Mexico Texas - Boundary dispute - New Mexico Texas. Constitutions Texas. Legislature Texas. Republic Texas. Republic. Army Texas Revolution Tonkawa Indians Treaties Treaties - Indians United States. Congress. Senate Wars see Names of individual wars Whig Party Wilmot Proviso Places Austin, Texas Bastrop, Texas Camp Bowie (Texas) Camp Independence (Texas) Camp Vigilance (Texas) Huntsville, Texas Independence, Texas Mexico Nacogdoches, Texas Neches River (Texas) Sabine River (Texas) San Augustine, Texas San Saba County, Texas Washington County, Texas Washington, D.C. Use Restrictions

Original documents not available for use without special permission. Photocopies of collection provided for patron use.

 Cite as:

Sam Houston Hearne Collection, 1820-1929, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

Sam Houston's papers were divided among various members of the family and now make up several collections in various locations.

See also:

Sam Houston Papers, 1814-1957

James R. and Ewing B. Irion: Houston - Anna Raguet Papers

Henry Raguet Family Papers, 1786-1935

 Inventory 3N199 [RESTRICTED] Correspondence, 1820-1867 and undated Correspondence, 1820-1827 Houston to Col. P. Parsons, an order for a General Court Matial; Murfreesboro, [Tennessee], April 28, 1820 Houston to United States, notification of Army pay due; Nashville [Tennessee], January 24, 1821 Robert Allen to Houston, concerning persons hostile to Houston; Nashville [Tennessee], June 23, 1825 Houston to Dr. Boyd McNairy, note arranging a meeting with Col. McGrigor; Franklin [Tennessee], September 21, 1826 Andrew Jackson to Houston [fragment], discussing European affairs; Nashville [Tennessee], February 15, 1826 W. C. Mynott et al. to Houston, toast to Houston; Knoxville [Tennessee], August 9, 1827 Correspondence: Sam Houston to Margaret M. Houston, 1848-1856 and undated Houston to Margaret M., assuring her of his non-attendance at Washington theaters; Washington [D.C.], February 19, 1848 Houston to Margaret M., letter of affection, with discussions of Congressional debate and appropriations and John C. Calhoun's charge against him; Washington [D.C.], March 7, 1849 Houston to Margaret M., advocating religion and temperance in Washington; Washington [D.C.], March 11, 1849 Houston to Margaret M., letter of affection; Washington, [D.C.], April 7, 1856 Houston to Margaret M., discussing his preparation for Senate debate; Washington [D.C.], April 14, 1856 Houston to Margaret M., letter written to Houston from J. Milliken of Philadelphia, January 14, 1859. Milliken expresses support for Houston and laments the national dissension caused by the issue of slavery; Washington [D.C.], January 15, 1859 Houston to Margaret M. [fragment], discussing the possibility of his nomination for the Presidency and Thomas Rusk's disavowal of his [Rusk's] candidacy, n.p., n.d. [1856?] Correspondence: Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston, 1854: Margaret Houston to Sam Houston, discussing her health and the children; Independence, June 14, 1854 Correspondence: Margaret M. Houston to children, Maggie [Margaret Lea] and Sam, Jr., 1859-1867: Margaret M. Houston to Maggie concerning home news and urging religious devotion; Huntsville, March 29, 1859 Margaret M. Houston to Maggie, reporting news of the capture of Sam, Jr. by Yankees in Civil War battle; Cedar Point, May 10, 1862 Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston, Jr., letter of affection and advice; Independence, January 18, 1864 Maggie and Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston, Jr., [fragment], concerning family news; n.p., February 16, 1864 Margaret M. Houston and Maggie to Sam Houston, Jr., concerning family news; Independence, February 18, 1864 Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston, Jr., concerning family news and urging religious devotion; Independence, July 1, 1864 Margaret M. Houston to Maggie, concerning family news; Independence, November 23, 1867 Correspondence: Sam Houston to Sam Houston, Jr., 1849-1860 and undated Houston to Sam, Jr., letter of affection; Washington [D.C.], February 16, 1849 Houston to Sam, Jr., letter of affection; Washington [D.C.], August 8, 1852 Houston to Sam, Jr., letter of paternal affection and admonition, and discussing the death of a colleague in the Senate; Washington [D.C.], January 15, 1853 Houston to Sam, Jr., regarding his studies at a military academy in Bastrop; Austin, January 27, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin, April 3, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin, April 16, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin, April 23, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., providing instructions for treatment of scarlet fever; Austin, April 25, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., providing instructions for treatment of scarlet fever; Austin, April 26, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin, April 27, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., urging loyalty to the United States government; Austin, May 2, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., discussing the failure of the Constitutional Union Party convention in Baltimore to nominate Houston as their presidential candidate; Austin, May 17, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., regarding the failure of the Constitutional Union Party convention in Baltimore to nominate Houston as their presidential candidate, and discussing Mart H. Royston; Austin, May 18, 1860. Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin, May 25, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news and the Bastrop Military Institute; Austin, June 4, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., discussing the heavy expenses of his children's education; Austin, July 10, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin, October 13, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin, October 16, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., granting permission to his son to return home from school in Bastrop; Austin, November 8, 1860 Houston to Sam, Jr., urging religious devotion; n.p., n.d. Correspondence: Sam Houston to Maggie Houston [Margaret Lea], 1858-1862 and undated: Houston to Maggie, letter of paternal affection and admonition; Washington, [D.C.], January 17, 1858 Houston to Maggie, letter of affection; Washington, [D.C.], December 23, 1858 Houston to Maggie, urging religious devotion; Washington, [D.C.], December 26, 1858 Houston to Maggie, concerning family news; Washington, [D.C.], January 10, 1859 Houston to Maggie, concerning family news; Washington, [D.C.], January 18, 1859. Attached clipping praises Houston in Senate debate, undated Houston to Maggie, letter of parental affection and admonition, and regarding his departure from the Senate to return to Texas; Senate Chamber, Washington, [D.C.], February 10, 1859. Houston to Maggie, regarding his departure from the Senate; Senate Chamber, Washington, [D.C.], February 24, 1859. Houston to Maggie, concerning family news; Cedar Point, April 16, 1862. Houston to Maggie, letter of parental affection and admonition; n.p., n.d. Correspondence: Sam Houston and Guy M. Bryan, 1852-1853 Bryan to Houston, requesting Houston's opinion of Stephen F. Austin, in regards to Bryan's possible support of Houston as a presidential candidate; Peach Point, March 11, 1852. Postscript discusses Houston's favorable response; July 8, 1853. Bryan to Dr. D.C. Dickson, discussing state politics, particularly Sam Houston's candidacy for the Presidency, as well as the candidacies of Elisha M. Pease and Peter H. Bell; Brazoria County, July 18, 1852. 3S192 Houston to Bryan, expressing his support and admiration for Stephen F. Austin during their association. Discusses their first encounter in 1833, their mutual roles at the Convention of 1833, Austin and Houston as commanders of Texas troops, Houston's support of Austin as Provisional Governor and as a commissioner to the United States, and Houston's decision to run for President of the Republic in 1836; Huntsville, November 15, 1852. 3N199 [RESTRICTED] Bryan to Houston, in response to Houston's letter of November 15, 1852, about Stephen F. Austin, Bryan elaborates upon Austin's role in the Texas Revolution; Peach Point, April 21, 1853. Bryan to Houston, copy of Bryan's letter of April 21, 1853 [Document #53]; Peach Point, April 21, 1853. Includes postscript, August 20, 1853. Correspondence: Sam Houston and Guy M. Bryan, 1853: Houston to Bryan, requesting a copy of Bryan's letter of March 11, 1852; Huntsville, May 19, 1853. Bryan to Houston, responding to Houston's request for a copy of Bryan's letter of March 11, 1852; Peach Point, July 10, 1853. Houston to Bryan, replying to Bryan's letter of April 21, 1853, which concerned Houston's association with Stephen F. Austin, Houston defends his decisions to take command of the Texas troops in 1836 and to run for the presidency of the Republic of Texas in 1836; Huntsville, October 21, 1853. Houston to Bryan, copy of Houston's letter of October 21, 1853 [Document #57]; Huntsville, October 21, 1853. Correspondence, 1836: Richard Ellis to Houston, regarding Houston's appointment as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the Republic of Texas; Washington, March 5, 1836. James Collinsworth and Richard Ellis to Houston, appointing Houston the Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the Republic of Texas; Washington, March 6, 1836. Ben F. Currey to Houston, congratulating Houston for his victory at San Jacinto. Briefly discusses General Santa Anna's capture and his own efforts to gain recognition for the Republic of Texas from the U.S. government; Washington City [Washington, D.C.], June 7, 1836. Houston to the General commanding the Army of Texas, protesting plans to place General Santa Anna on trial by the Republic of Texas government; Ayish Bayou, July 26, 1836. Houston to Captains Lanham and Kimbro, ordering strict vigilance and discipline among military troops; Nacogdoches, September 1, 1836. Houston to Michael Cosley [Costley], ordering his troops to Murchison [near San Augustine] to control troublesome Ioni Indians; Nacogdoches, September 5, 1836. Houston to Col. H. Raguet, ordering military supplies for Daniel Parker; Nacogdoches, September 8, 1836. Houston to Col. J. Smith, ordering Smith to San Augustine to procure rifles for fighting hostile Indians; Nacogdoches, September 9, 1836. Houston to Captain Michael Cosley [Costley], ordering vigilance among Cosley's troops in regards to troublesome Ioni Indians on the Neches River and prohibiting the use of alcohol among the troops; Nacogdoches, September 12, 1836. Houston to Ioni Chief, urging good behavior and peace; Nacogdoches, September 12, 1836. Houston to Col. James Smith, ordering his troops to protect the frontier between the Neches and Brazos Rivers. Poem in French on reverse side; Nacogdoches, September 18, 1836. Houston to Capt. Jewel, ordering him to San Augustine to obtain arms for fighting the Indians; Nacogdoches, September 19, 1836. John Campbell to Houston, relating news of Houston's Wife Eliza, Allen Houston in Tennessee, and offering military aid against another Mexican invasion; Washington City, October 6, 1836. R. H. McEwen to Houston, discussing mutual family members, McEwen's reluctance to adopt Houston's niece and accept the costs of her education, news about Houston's first wife Eliza H. Allen, and praising Houston as a statesman; Nashville [Tennessee], December 13, 1836. Barnard Bee to Houston, discussing his steamboat trip to reach Washington, D.C.; Steamboat near Louisville, Kentucky, December 24, 1836. Correspondence, 1837-1841: Col. John [Juan] N. Seguin to Houston, reporting his troops' movements, news of a possible Mexican invasion, and Texas Indian tribes' collaboration with the Mexican Army; Camp Vigilance River, San Antonio, March 9, 1837. Houston to Col. A. Sidney Thruston, ordering that no unprovisioned volunteers were to be accepted in the Texas Army; Columbia, March 9, 1837. Thomas J. Rusk to Houston, reporting a clash between white settlers and the Ioni Indians; Nacogdoches, May 19, 1837. William Paxton to Houston, letter of introduction for Thomas Mathews regarding aid and information in emigrating to Texas; Lewisburg, Virginia, March 21, 1837. James C. Allan, certifying D. Sample's violation of possessing alcohol in camp; Camp Bowie, April 29, 1837. Capt. D. Sample to Houston, appealing to Houston to reverse Sample's dishonorable discharge and reinstate him. Describes use of liquor in the Texas Army; Houston City, June 1, 1837. Houston to N. F. Smith, order allocating corn to Smith; n.p., June 10, 1837 Houston to W. B. P. Gaines, receipt for note for $350; Nacogdoches, July 15, 1837 Houston to A. C. Horton, order to advance $1,000 to J. W. J. Niles; Houston, November 20, 1837 Houston to A. R. Allen & Co., ordering reimbursement to Alabama Indian Chief Okie for one stolen horse; Houston, September 6, 1837 A. S. Thruston to Houston, warning of existing animosity towards Houston; n.p., March 23, 1838 A. Sidney Johnston to William Preston, letter of introduction on behalf of Sam Housston; Houston, February 20, 1839 K. H. Van Ransselear to Houston, expressing regret for not returning to Texas because of financial problems; Albany, New York, December 1, 1841 Correspondence and Documents, 1842-1848: General A. Somervell to Houston, urging an invasion of Mexico in retaliation for predatory raids by the Mexican Army into Texas; Brigade Headquarters, San Antonio de Bexar, March 18, 1842 U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster to James Reily, Chargé d'Affaires of Texas, arranging an appointment; Washington [D.C.], April 25, 1842 U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster to Isaac Van Zandt, Chargé d'Affaires of Texas, acknowledging receipt of Van Zandt's letter about Texas Indians; Washington, [D.C.], January 20, 1843 Houston to Anson Jones, relating a dream of Mrs. Houston's; n.p., February 20, 1843 U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster to Isaac Van Zandt, Chargé d'Affaires of Texas, notifying Van Zandt of Senate ratification of treaty between the U.S. and Texas; Washington, [D.C.], March 11, 1843 J. Ea [?] den to Houston, discussing the New Mexico boundary dispute of 1849-1850 and asserting Texas's right to the possession of Santa Fe; n.p., n.d. Newsclipping included U.S. Secretary of State James Buchanan, to C. H. Raymond, explaining postponement of presidential reception; Washington, [D.C.], March 17, 1845 Houston to James K. Polk, formally offering his services in the event of war with Mexico; [Tensaw?] Louisiana, September 29, 1845 3S192 John Lockhart Estate administrators to Houston, receipt for payment of goods and services; Washington, November 1, 1845 3N199 [RESTRICTED] Houston to Colonel Ira R. Lewis, transfer of judgement recovered by Houston against Mirabeau B. Lamar; Montgomery County, Texas, January 23, 1846 [Houston?], stipulations for treaty with Indians; n.p., n.d. [Houston?] to Hayden Arnold, Secretary of Indian Commission, stipulations for treaty with Indians; n.p., n.d. Texas Legislature, Joint Resolution calling for reimbursement by U.S. government for expenses incurred by Texas volunteers in U.S. military service in 1846; Austin, March 10, 1848 George T. Wood to Houston, printed copy of a Joint Resolution by the Texas Legislature, addressing the Wilmot Proviso, slavery, the Walker Tariff, and the Mexican War; Austin, March 20, 1848 Texas Legislature, Joint Resolution calling for extension of the Texas boundary to one half of the waters at Sabine Pass, Lake, and River; Austin, March 18, 1848 Texas Legislature, Joint Resolution concerning military posts on the Texas frontier and relations with Texas Indians; Austin, March 20, 1848 W. D. Miller to Houston, discussing Anson Jones and Texas annexation to the United States; Austin, December 3, 1848 Correspondence and Documents, 1853-1865: Dr. D. C. Dickson to Houston, discussing the 1853 Texas election candidates, including Guy M. Bryan for the Texas Senate and himself for Lieutenant Governor; Anderson, May 23, 1853 Amelia Matilda Murray to Houston, describing the route of her trip to the northern states; New Orleans, May 3, 1855 William E. [Lawrence?] to Houston, discussing Houston's adversaries and the national political scene; New York, September 28, 1855 3S192 Houston to John Hancock, discussing Andrew Jackson, the decline of the Jacksonian Democratic Party and the Whig Party, sectionalism, the Republican Party, the Kansas-Nebraska bill, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, and the 1856 presidential election; Washington, [D.C.], July 21, 1856 3N199 [RESTRICTED] Houston to Martin A. Lea, concerning family matters; n.p., January 17, 1861 Margaret M. Houston, and J. Carroll Smith to Ashbury Daniel, power of attorney for the Sam Houston Estate; Washington County, December 21, 1865 Miscellaneous documents, pamphlets, broadsides, newsclippings, 1823-1929 and undated: William Carroll to Houston, certificate of election to the United States House of Representatives, Murfreesborough, Tennessee, September 26, 1823 Mariano Arista to the governors of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas; broadside of report urging Mexican towns to provide assistance to the Mexican Army; Saltillo, Coahuila, May 9, 1840 [in Spanish] "Star of Texas," song lyrics, 1842 Anson Jones to people of Texas, broadside proclaiming cessation of hostilities with Mexico; Washington, June 6, 1845 3S192 Dr. D. C. Bellows for Sam Houston, Jr., phrenological chart and analysis; Huntsville, October 28, 1849 Johann Schach to Henry F. Fisher, transfer of land grant; Austin, July 2, 1856 3N199 [RESTRICTED] Documents of Major Gen. Sam Houston, Commander in Chief of the Texian Army. To His Excellency David G. Burnet, President of the Republic of Texas, Containing a Detailed Account of the Battle of San Jacinto (Gonzales: Inquirer Office), 1874, pamphlet includes roster of troops who participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as well as those who were killed or wounded. Note on cover and last page by Moses Austin Bryan, 1874 William Carey Crane, "Sam Houston's Wife," newsclipping; Houston Post, August, 1884 "General Houston most emphatically asserts that he has no Presidential aspirations....", newsclipping; n.p., n.d. Pauline Inez Buck, "Story of a Modern Cornelia: Elizabeth Paxton Houston, the Mother of the Great Sam Houston", newsclipping; Houston Daily Post, February 19, 1899 "Faithful Old Servant Dead; Eliza Revels, One of Sam Houston's Family Servants, Has Passed Away," newsclipping; Houston Daily Post, March 11, 1900 "The Battle of San Jacinto," newsclipping; Houston Daily Post, April 24, 1898 S. M. Penland, "Six Graves of Heroes of San Jacinto Battle Are Unmarked," newsclipping; Galveston Tribune, June [1929?] Article about speech made by Houston in Hartford Daily Times, March 20, 1848 Three calling cards, inviting visitors to home of Mrs. M. M. Houston on the wedding day of Maggie L. Houston and Weston Lafayette Williams, October 17, 1866 Houston family record from family Bible, showing dates and places of birth, marriage and death of Sam Houston, his wife Margaret, and their eight children [incomplete] Margaret Lea Houston, "On the Death of Miss M. Rogers," poem (transcript); Louisiana Baptist, May 7, 1856 "Death of Mr. W. L. Williams," newsclipping; Santa Anna News, May 24, 1889 L. B. Ward for General Sam Houston, poem about Houston; n.d. 3N198 Photocopy of entire collection