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[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard, April 1826]

Description: Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard discussing the files that were supposedly attached to the letter, as well as the fact that Mr. I. C. Goolrick "wishes to obtain the situation of Purser in the navy."
Date: April 21, 1826
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sam Houston to Daingerfield, January 1843]

Description: Letter from Sam Houston to Daingerfield discussing previous correspondence and meetings, as well as the newly created "order of San Jacinto" and its insignia.
Date: January 28, 1843
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. William Henry Daingerfield, February 1843]

Description: Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. William Henry Daingerfield discussing an errand being run by Daingerfield to New Orleans to have money engraved for the Republic of Texas. The letter includes an amendment to prior instructions, and a request to bring the money engraving plates to Texas to prevent fraud.
Date: February 10, 1843
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen to President Polk, July 1846]

Description: Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen, Sam Houston, Thomas J. Rusk, Timothy Pilsbury, and David S. Kaufman, to President Polk discussing a recommendation for John F. Stephens to "an appointment as the Purser in the Navy of the [United] States."
Date: July 28, 1846
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Joseph Ellis, June 1847]

Description: Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Joseph Ellis discussing a prior letter, Houston's journey, and the many illnesses being suffered by their mutual acquaintances. The outside of the letter contains the postage information.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sam Houston to Peter Farer Esq., July 1852]

Description: Letter from Sam Houston to Peter Farer Esq. discussing a request for information on a pirate named Lafitte who frequented Galveston, Texas.
Date: July 23, 1852
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sam Houston to the Chickasaw Nation, October 1860]

Description: Letter from Governor Sam Houston to the Chickasaw Nation discussing the extradition of a fugitive named Walker Martin. Included in the letter are indictment charges and documents proving Walker Martin's charges.
Date: October 15, 1860
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Jo Ellis]

Description: Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Jo Ellis discussing a request for Ellis to check on Houston's mother and a wagon, as well as plans for future letters.
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Jo Ellis #2]

Description: Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Jo Ellis discussing a request for Ellis to check on Houston's mother and a wagon, as well as plans for future letters.
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Order for Copies of Hon. J. Brooks' Speech]

Description: Letter containing an order for Copies of Hon. J. Brooks' Speech "to be printed at the Office of the Globe." The order was placed by four men, but only two names are fully legible: William H. Sewell and Sam Houston.
Date: unknown
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 & Sewell, William H.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Transcript of Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen to President Polk, July 1846]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Four U.S. Congressmen, Sam Houston, Thomas J. Rusk, Timothy Pilsbury, and David S. Kaufman, to President Polk discussing a recommendation for John F. Stephens to "an appointment as the Purser in the Navy of the [United] States."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Jo Ellis]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Sam Houston to Col. Jo Ellis discussing a request for Ellis to check on Houston's mother and a wagon, as well as plans for future letters.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston to Col. Joseph Ellis, June 1847]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Sam Houston to Col. Joseph Ellis discussing a prior letter, Houston's journey, and the many illnesses being suffered by their mutual acquaintances. The outside of the letter contains the postage information.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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