The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume 1: 1839-1845 Page: 302
xvi, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.View a full description of this book.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Houston remained behind in Galveston. Margaret left on a trip to visit
herfamily at Grand Cane. She sailed on a steamboat up the Trinity River
and wrote the following description ofthe trip.
To Gen. Sam Houston
Galveston Texas
Care of Maj. James Cocke Collector at Galveston
Trinity River, Sabbath Night, May 12, 1844
My dear Husband,
We have anchored for the night and my mind is so thronged
with the incidents of the last days, that I can not sleep. I feel like a
wanderer in some enchanted palace. What may be the next scene in
my varied life? For what hath God preserved me! Am I to be the
happy instrument of bringing to him the wanderer whom I have
cherished in my bosom or shall some new anguish fall upon my
spirit for the love that hath perchance adored a mortal in his place,
and that mortal, one who hath never yet truly repented of his sins
and who yet stands exposed to his awful wrath! Oh my husband, all
the transgressions of youth, the iniquity of riper years are before the
blazing eye of God, and nothing but the blood of Jesus can wash
them away! How long will you vainly dream that the Lord will convert
you in his own good time without requiring any effort on your
part. Awake! awake! Your convictions are even now passing away
and purchance "the hot iron" is causing you heart searing that may
render gloomy mists of fatalism and lead you into everlasting darkness!13th 7 o'clock PM
We are now about 30 miles below Liberty. I supposed we would
have been near there but, were several hours on ground yesterday.
A melancholy incident happened on board last night. A stranger
died unnoticed and entirely alone. I was interested in his case on
yesterday and sent to ask him if he wished any medicine or nourishment.
Finding that I could do nothing for him in that way, I requested
Mr. Brasher1 to come with him and ascertain something
about his situation. He did so, and satisfied me by saying that his
theory was that he was merely suffering from activity after an at302
: CHAPTER VI
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Related Items
Other items on this site that are directly related to the current book.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
Roberts, Madge Thornall. The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume 1: 1839-1845, book, 1996; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9715/m1/320/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.