The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume 1: 1839-1845 Page: 304
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It is now 10 minutes past 6 o'clock and we are about to go to
Robinson's5 where I suppose we will stay the night. In the hurry of
departure, I may not have an opportunity of taking leave of you.
Then Dearest of human beings, Farewell.
Thy devoted and confiding wife,
Margaret L. Houston
On outside:
We anchored last night 7 miles below Carson's and in a few minutes
we expect to land. We are all very well. Come soon. Thy wife
M. L. H.
1Margaret is probably referring to C. D. Brashear who lived at West Liberty (now
called Dayton). Partlow, 205.
2Margaret's personal servant.
3Matilda Johnson.
4This may be Claude Nicholas Pillot, who lived 27 miles north of Houston on Willow
Creek. Identified in Caroline Reeves Ericson, Nacogdoches-Gateway to Texas: A
Biographical Directory, 1773-1849. (Nacogdoches: Ericson Books, 1991), 227.
SRobinson's Bluff, the plantation of James Robinson, was located 167 miles north of
Galveston. Partlow, 66,191.
Grand Cane May 18, 1844
My Beloved Husband,
I intended to have commenced a letter to you before, but the
excitement of meeting two dear ones at home and the constant stir
and bother that we have kept up have rendered it impossible. Besides,
we have been very busy preparing Sarah Ann to go home.
We landed safely at Robinsons about 4 0 clock Tuesday1 and conveyed
the news to our family in sufficient time for them to get us
home on the same day before night. We came up on horseback (the
distance being about 9 miles) and I brought Sam almost the whole
way on my lap as he seemed to expect that I would do so and you
know Sam is not opposed to having his own way when it is perfectly
convenient. The little scamp is thriving remarkably and enjoyes
[sic] himself very finely running over the yard after the ducks and
chickens. I almost forget the years of suffering that have past in the
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Roberts, Madge Thornall. The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume 1: 1839-1845, book, 1996; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9715/m1/322/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.