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Letter from Sam Houston to Thomas Bagby, December 18, 1842

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Identifier	MSS0113-b01f01-02
Title	Letter from Sam Houston to Thomas Bagby, December 18, 1842
Alternate Title	Sam Houston: Correspondence, 1842-1858
Author	Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Description	Letter from Sam Houston to Thomas M. Bagby. Houston provides instructions for the renting of a house, and asks Bagby to forward him the amount that a Mr. Scott owes Mr. Bagby. Houston asks Bagby to save him orange peel, which he needs for bitters.
Date Original	December 18, 1842
Source	1 letter (4 p.)
Type	Text
Language	English
LC Subject Terms	Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 ; Bagby, Thomas M., 1814-1868 ; Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867 ; Washington (D.C.)
Coverage Spatial	Texas
Coverage Temporal	1840s
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
Collection	Old Vault Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
HPL Location	MSS0113 Old Vault Collection
Finding Aid	Finding aid available at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00142/hpub-00142.html
Rights	Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Old Vault Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
Date Digital	2012
Format	pdf
Digitization Specifications	300dpi ; tiff ; Epson Expression 10000Xl flatbed
Transcript	Washington 18th Dec 1842 My Dear Bagby, That fellow Kelly has lied to you out and out. There is not one word of truth in his statements. I wish you would rent the the house to some good man at $15 or 20 per month, and by the month. If you can’t rent it, I wish you to get some good man to stay in it if you please. Let Jeff Wright have it. I wish you would please to see Floyd and see for what I owe him, and let me know the amount that Mr. Scott owes him. Do my dear friend let me know these things. I send the shoes back to my friend Ballor[?]. When you send me my thing be pleased to send it by safe hands, and pray, write to me by mail, what you have sent. [end of page 1] I would write more, but I am pressed for time. Mrs. H thanks you for your kind recollections, and bids me return her best wishes, and respects to you. The madam retains her fine health, and it is said that it is very fine. By and hope I hope we will see. Pray do help me by renting my house and, I wish you to save me all the orange peal, which you can with convinence. I need it for bitters. The Doctors command it. I don’t drink hard, but what I do take, I wish to be palatable. I can’t tell for what Mrs Hayes[?] has a Bill against me. Do pray let me know the precise amount of Mr. Scotts Bill, and for what it was. Do pray prevent my being cheated if you can. Every body who can, will rob me, (&?) because I can’t attend to my private business. Congress is moving on, but [end of page 2] how they will get on, I can’t divine. Be pleased to present our kind regards to all our friends, and believe me ever thine----- Truly Houston Major Tom M. Bagby Houston Texas P.S. Please see if you can sell my papers for any thing - to Mr Earl pay his note. It will help me some. H [end of page 3] Sam Houston To Major Tho. M. Bagby Houston Texas [end of page 4]
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Transcript	Washington 18th Dec 1842 My Dear Bagby, That fellow Kelly has lied to you out and out. There is not one word of truth in his statements. I wish you would rent the the house to some good man at $15 or 20 per month, and by the month. If you can’t rent it, I wish you to get some good man to stay in it if you please. Let Jeff Wright have it. I wish you would please to see Floyd and see for what I owe him, and let me know the amount that Mr. Scott owes him. Do my dear friend let me know these things. I send the shoes back to my friend Ballor[?]. When you send me my thing be pleased to send it by safe hands, and pray, write to me by mail, what you have sent.
Filename	MSS0113-b01f01-02.pdf

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