Box 1
Container
Contains 225 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Gen. Albert S. Johnston to Sam Houston informing him about a friendly meeting with the Comanches and urging him to use the opportunity to make peace with the tribe, 1838-03-05
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1838-03-05
Letter from John Jolly, Houston's Cherokee foster father, to Sam Houston informing him that he has kept with the news and asking if the Cherokees can have a "country" set aside and have their rights respected, 1838-03-27
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1838-03-27
Letter from Bowles, Cherokee Chief, to "all my White friends" asking for their patience and forebearance in the death of Col. Sparks, 1838-05-02
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1838-05-02
Letter from Edward Burleson to Sam Houston expressing his willingness to go bond for King and Glasscock as traders with the Comanches, 1838-06-09
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1838-06-09
Letter from Thomas W. Ward to Sam Houston reporting of high water, difficulty in getting horses, American Indian hostility, and the taking of a buried chest by Col. Cazneau, 1842-10-30
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1842-10-30
Letter from L. B. Franks to Sam Houston informing him that the prospects of a treaty with the American Indians are favorable, 1842-11-12
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1842-11-12
Letter from John S. Black to Sam Houston informing him that no American Indians are present as of yet in the Waco Village, 1842-11-06
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1842-11-06
Letter from Sam Houston to Gen. George W. Terrell regarding the possibility of having a treaty with the American Indians at Waco Village (see Writings of Sam Houston, Vol. IV, p. 160-162.), 1843-02-13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3, item: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1843-02-13
Relations of State of Texas and U.S. Government, 1842-1845
Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1842-1845
Letter from Daniel Webster, Sec. of State, to Nathaniel Amory, acting Charge d'Affaires of Texas, acknowledging receipt of note concerning the "Eagle" and the "Liberty" seized at New York, 1842-01-19
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4, item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains government letters and documents written by Sam Houston, letters to Sam Houston from other government officials, and people seeking favors, and personal materials such as letters to and from family members, and bills. Government and military correspondents include Col. James W. Fannin, James Bowie, Anson Jones, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, James A. Hamilton, Gen. Memucan Hunt, Gen. Albert S. Johnston, Cherokee Chief Bowles, Edward Burleson, Gen. George W. Terrell, John C....
Dates:
1842-01-19