urn:taro:utexas.cah.00648 A Guide to the William Gatewood to Henry Morfit Letter The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Austin, Texas
January 2008 January 2008Encoded in XMetal 3 by Evan Hocker according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Gatewood, William William Gatewood to Henry Morfit Letter 1837 1 item Materials are in English. Letter from William Gatewood to Henry Morfit regarding Morfit's work in Texas and his assessment of the state. Scope and Contents

Letter, marked "Confidential," from William Gatewood to Henry Morfit regarding Morfit's work in Texas and his assessment of the state.

 Biographical Note

The recipient of this letter, Henry Morfit, acted as President Andrew Jackson's agent in Texas and reported favorably on the state. However, both Morfit and Jackson agreed that any recognition of Texas' independence should be delayed, and this became U.S. policy. In this letter, Morfit's close friend William Gatewood compliments Morfit's work in Texas: "I have read with much pleasure your valuable correspondence in relation to Texas which has made a very favourable impression respecting the chances which are afforded to an active and enterprising man...."

Preferred Citation

William Gatewood to Henry Morfit Letter, 1837, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 William Gatewood to Henry Morfit Letter 3N197 William Gatewood to Henry Morfit, regarding Morfit's work in Texas and Gatewood's career aspirations. January 23, 1837