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Showing posts with label Sam Houston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sam Houston. Show all posts
Sunday, October 13, 2024

Thomas Corwin to John J. Crittenden, Undated

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WASHINGTON. DEAR CRITTENDEN,—If Messrs. Crittenden and Burnley, or either of them, want exercise, let them visit the sick. Here I am ensco...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Diary of Private John C. West, April 11, 1863

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Left Waco, Texas, on the morning of April 11, 1863; bid adieu to my dear little Stark and Mary at home; said good bye to my sweet wife at th...
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Senator John C. Calhoun to James H. Hammond,* February 16, 1850

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Washington 16th Feb: 1850 MY DEAR SIR, It affords me much pleasure to state, that my health is entirely restored and my strength in a grea...

Resolution of Senator Sam Houston: January 14, 1850

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Mr. Houston submitted the following resolution for consideration; which was read, and ordered to be printed: Whereas the Congress of the U...

Senator John C. Calhoun’s Speech on the Slavery Question, delivered by Senator James M. Mason, in the Senate, March 4th, 1850.

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I HAVE, Senators, believed from the first that the agitation of the subject of slavery would, if not prevented by some timely and effective ...
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Senator Salmon P. Chase to Edward S. Hamlin, November 21, 1854

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Private. Cin . Nov. 21, 1854.. My Dear Sir , * * * I confess I feel more uneasiness about the probable influences of the Order on our...
Friday, March 10, 2017

Diary of John Hay: December 13, 1863

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The President, speaking to-day about Missouri matters, said he had heard some things of Schofield which had very much displeased him: — Tha...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Diary of William Howard Russell: June 17, 1861

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If it was any consolation to me that the very noisy and very turbulent warriors of last night were exceedingly sick, dejected, and crestfal...