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Washington
13th May 1843
My Dear Bagby.
I thank you for your favor by last mail. I am happy to learn that you have some happiness, and particularly so, as public servants experience so little respite from anxiety and exertion. You speak of that miserable [Do?] Moore. The poor soul will fall, by his own poison. Or rather he will be strangled with his own [?]! If it were not that he injured my country I would not regard all his slander. He like the gloated maggot, can only live in his own corruption. A healthy atmosphere would destroy him at once! He is heaping up wrath against the day of wrath, and the righteous judgement [sic] of the wicked. I do regard him as the cause, of our brave fellows languishing in the loathsome prisons of Mexico—as well as Moores late [Transit?] Piracy! How he will answer to his country for such heinous offenses, time must tell!
I thank you for the trouble which I have cause you about my h… business, and can only say, I will do as much in time for you in the same way. Mrs Mans [?] or Brown’s obligations, I will send down, again, and do pray see if I can sell them for any thing. See our friend Lubbock, and ask him if they would sell at auction! and if you can let me know if any thing can be obtained for them. Brashier may want them. See what he will give! I thought Earls note was for good money, as it did not say Texas money! Look at it. Do with it, and the demand on Western as you may
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| Rating | |
| Identifier | MSS0113-b01f01-07 |
| Title | Letter from Sam Houston to Thomas Bagby, May 13, 1843 |
| Alternate Title | Sam Houston: Correspondence, 1842-1858 |
| Author | Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 |
| Description | Letter from Sam Houston to Thomas M. Bagby. Houston writes about his frustration with Commodore Edwin Ward Moore of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Houston also asks after his tenant and several small personal matters. |
| Date Original | May 13, 1843 |
| Source | 8.2 x 13 ; 1 letter (4 p.) |
| Type | Text |
| Language | English |
| Subject Terms |
Moore, Edwin Ward, 1811-1865 ; Texas. Navy ; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 ; Bagby, Thomas M., 1814-1868 ; Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867 |
| Geographic Subject Terms | Washington (Tex.) |
| Era | 1840s |
| Publisher | Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas |
| Collection | MSS0113 Old Vault Collection |
| HPL Location | Old Vault Collection, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library |
| 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 |
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| Digitization Specifications | 300dpi ; tiff ; Epson Expression 10000Xl flatbed |
| Transcript | Washington 13th May 1843 My Dear Bagby. I thank you for your favor by last mail. I am happy to learn that you have some happiness, and particularly so, as public servants experience so little respite from anxiety and exertion. You speak of that miserable [Do?] Moore. The poor soul will fall, by his own poison. Or rather he will be strangled with his own [?]! If it were not that he injured my country I would not regard all his slander. He like the gloated maggot, can only live in his own corruption. A healthy atmosphere would destroy him at once! He is heaping up wrath against the day of wrath, and the righteous judgement [sic] of the wicked. I do regard him as the cause, of our brave fellows languishing in the loathsome prisons of Mexico—as well as Moores late [Transit?] Piracy! How he will answer to his country for such heinous offenses, time must tell! I thank you for the trouble which I have cause you about my h… business, and can only say, I will do as much in time for you in the same way. Mrs Mans [?] or Brown’s obligations, I will send down, again, and do pray see if I can sell them for any thing. See our friend Lubbock, and ask him if they would sell at auction! and if you can let me know if any thing can be obtained for them. Brashier may want them. See what he will give! I thought Earls note was for good money, as it did not say Texas money! Look at it. Do with it, and the demand on Western as you may [end of page 1] think best. I will be satisfied. Do please let me know what my Tenant owed me, and if it is collected. I want flour Bacon, & Groceries, and I must press on or perish. Do pray let me trouble you and see that he pays each month in advance. Do not let him put horses or stock of any kind in my lots. Hold on to my article with Tracy, and do let me know where he left. I cannot go to Houston, or I would do so at once, and not trouble my friends! I regret that you have been unwell, but I hope you only found your indisposition arise from the charms, of the ladies, and an excess of Smiles! When you reach my age, you will use more philosophy, and less imagination. I have presented your compliments to the Ladies for which they return you their thanks, and respects and I add, that they are now in fine health, tho’ Miss Royston was indisposed after a very disagreeable trip to this place! As to my family they remain in status quo! Looking out, but such things happen with young folks!!! It will afford me pleasure to hear from you always, and to see you here, whenever, you may find it convenient to pay a visit to the charming place! Do please present me to Jeff Stubblefield, and as many of our friends as may inquire for us. Mrs H. joins in salutations to the Ladies, our good friends of Houston. Thine Truly, Houston Bagby [end of page 2] Private!!!! Is war still raging in Houston? Major Jack Hays says it is not worse on the frontier than it has been! The people there are sensible! They want men where they are needed; but not to eat up the substance of their labour, or to drive away their herds! Oh my country! Poor, poor Texas!!! I think it probable the Our Commodore Moore, will make the rest of his way to the “Isle of Pines” or sell out our Army to Santa Anna! We may look out for the worst, and I do verily believe, that within the last year, a single wil [?] has not [?] to our country, but wh [?] resulted [?] from the “Telegraph. [?] d “turns,” or the faction who [?]. .?] them and wish to control the President or Sam Houston: Thine ever, Sam Houston Maj Tom M. Bagby Houston [end of page 3] Washington 15 May -43 Sam Houston To/ Major Thos. M. Bagby City of Houston Texas Mail [end of page 4] |
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| Transcript | Washington 13th May 1843 My Dear Bagby. I thank you for your favor by last mail. I am happy to learn that you have some happiness, and particularly so, as public servants experience so little respite from anxiety and exertion. You speak of that miserable [Do?] Moore. The poor soul will fall, by his own poison. Or rather he will be strangled with his own [?]! If it were not that he injured my country I would not regard all his slander. He like the gloated maggot, can only live in his own corruption. A healthy atmosphere would destroy him at once! He is heaping up wrath against the day of wrath, and the righteous judgement [sic] of the wicked. I do regard him as the cause, of our brave fellows languishing in the loathsome prisons of Mexico—as well as Moores late [Transit?] Piracy! How he will answer to his country for such heinous offenses, time must tell! I thank you for the trouble which I have cause you about my h… business, and can only say, I will do as much in time for you in the same way. Mrs Mans [?] or Brown’s obligations, I will send down, again, and do pray see if I can sell them for any thing. See our friend Lubbock, and ask him if they would sell at auction! and if you can let me know if any thing can be obtained for them. Brashier may want them. See what he will give! I thought Earls note was for good money, as it did not say Texas money! Look at it. Do with it, and the demand on Western as you may |
| Filename | MSS0113-b01f01-07.pdf |
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