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Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 to Thomas W. Ward re: removal of goverment from Austin and archives

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02145.02 Author/Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 Place Written: Washington, Texas Type: Letter signed Date: 1842/10/08 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Signed as President of Texas. Refers to the removal of the government from Austin to Washington-on-the-Brazos, and the need to remove the archives, a removal that eventually led to the Texas "archives war."

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