Title: Samuel Houston Letter

Date/Date Range :   1829

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

A letter from Sam Houston at Carthage, Tennessee, written to Colonel Ramsey in Knoxville, Tennessee. This particular letter was written during his governorship, and apparently during his marriage, as he mentions, "I have been engaged in matrimonial affairs." Though it also speaks of business with the "old chief" as well.

Call number: MS-0217

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection of the Hoskins Special Collections Library.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Samuel Houston Letter, MS-0217. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This is a single folder collection.

Samuel Houston was born in Virginia in 1793. He lived in Tennessee, relating to the native Cherokees, of whom he would become a strong supporter. In 1823, he served in congress, and later moved onto state governor. He was married briefly in 1829. Following Andrew Jackson's orders in 1832, he went to Texas to be a representative for native Indian relations. In 1836, the War for Mexican Independence broke out, and after the battle at Alamo, Houston defeated Santa Anna's Mexican Army.

Houston played a significant role in Texas being admitted to the Union in 1845. He remained in the state, where he was elected governor in 1860. Shortly after, he was removed from office for disloyalties which were related to the Civil War--Houston did not support the Confederacy and secession from the Union. He was simply pro-Texas. Houston died in 1863.

A letter from Sam Houston at Carthage, Tennessee, written to Colonel Francis Ramsey in Knoxville, Tennessee. This particular letter was written during his governorship, and apparently during his marriage, as he mentions, "I have been engaged in matrimonial affairs." Though it also speaks of business with the "old chief" as well.

• Houston, Samuel, 1793-1863.