[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston, December 15, 1836]

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Copy of transcript for a letter from Sam Houston to the people of Texas and the United States, on December 15, 1836, telling those who have received money for lands they are not authorized to sell to cease. He also asks that those who have given money to these frauds to send letters with reports of the incidents to William Christy in New Orleans.

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Houston, Samuel December 15, 1836.

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Copy of transcript for a letter from Sam Houston to the people of Texas and the United States, on December 15, 1836, telling those who have received money for lands they are not authorized to sell to cease. He also asks that those who have given money to these frauds to send letters with reports of the incidents to William Christy in New Orleans.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: 2Q416
  • Accession or Local Control No: e_sfa_02077
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Personal and official records of Moses Austin and his son Stephen F. Austin, also known as "The Father of Texas." They cover significant events in Texas history, from colonization and the revolution to the early Republic of Texas.

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  • December 15, 1836

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Houston, Samuel. [Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston, December 15, 1836], letter, December 15, 1836; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth218041/: accessed January 16, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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