HOUSTON, SAM, President of Texas . Autograph letter signed ("Sam Houston") as Tennessee Congressman, TO MAJOR WILLIAM J. WORTH, Washington, D.C., 17 December 1826. 3 pages, 4to, 249 x 201mm. (9 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.), neatly silked, first page a bit browned and with hole affecting one word, second leaf with seal hole affecting about three words text on page 3. [ With :] Autograph free frank ("Free Sam Houston") on integral address leaf addressed by Houston to "Major William J. Worth West Point New York," red circular "WashN City Dec. 19" postmark, WITH HOUSTON'S LARGE RED WAX SEAL (a quiver of arrows and a musket in center, with motto "Sua Marte" and "Sam Houston"), the wax cracked but virtually intact. A SUIT FOR CONGRESSMAN SAM HOUSTON A good-humored, unusually early letter to William Jenkins Worth (1794-1849), the Army officer who commanded the army in Texas in 1848 and for whom the city of Fort Worth was named: "Your kindness was unavailing in my cloths matter. W. Wilton failed to fit me...when his came to hand they were greatly too small [Houston stood six feet two inches]...The consequence has been that I have ordered a suit of brown, consisting of coat, vest (white) and -- shorts!! -- Come and see how I will look in them about the 15th of Jany. Tell W. Wilton that he cannot regret his failure more than I do, and that I will never trust him again...lest the measure should shrink again. Yesterday I saw our friend Lt. Worth -- he begins to look the soldier smartly, and I was pleased to see some change. I hope he will make as fine and soldierly like fellow as his brother Bill is...To day, Marable, Carson, & myself went and escorted Miss Selden to Kirk! What think you of this, my gay fellow? She was kind in her commendations of you...She is as excellent as ever....Genl. [Winfield] Scott was here but [has] gone to Richmond...." Houston closes with jovial greetings to various friends including "the young Tennesseeans."
HOUSTON, SAM, President of Texas . Autograph letter signed ("Sam Houston") as Tennessee Congressman, TO MAJOR WILLIAM J. WORTH, Washington, D.C., 17 December 1826. 3 pages, 4to, 249 x 201mm. (9 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.), neatly silked, first page a bit browned and with hole affecting one word, second leaf with seal hole affecting about three words text on page 3. [ With :] Autograph free frank ("Free Sam Houston") on integral address leaf addressed by Houston to "Major William J. Worth West Point New York," red circular "WashN City Dec. 19" postmark, WITH HOUSTON'S LARGE RED WAX SEAL (a quiver of arrows and a musket in center, with motto "Sua Marte" and "Sam Houston"), the wax cracked but virtually intact. A SUIT FOR CONGRESSMAN SAM HOUSTON A good-humored, unusually early letter to William Jenkins Worth (1794-1849), the Army officer who commanded the army in Texas in 1848 and for whom the city of Fort Worth was named: "Your kindness was unavailing in my cloths matter. W. Wilton failed to fit me...when his came to hand they were greatly too small [Houston stood six feet two inches]...The consequence has been that I have ordered a suit of brown, consisting of coat, vest (white) and -- shorts!! -- Come and see how I will look in them about the 15th of Jany. Tell W. Wilton that he cannot regret his failure more than I do, and that I will never trust him again...lest the measure should shrink again. Yesterday I saw our friend Lt. Worth -- he begins to look the soldier smartly, and I was pleased to see some change. I hope he will make as fine and soldierly like fellow as his brother Bill is...To day, Marable, Carson, & myself went and escorted Miss Selden to Kirk! What think you of this, my gay fellow? She was kind in her commendations of you...She is as excellent as ever....Genl. [Winfield] Scott was here but [has] gone to Richmond...." Houston closes with jovial greetings to various friends including "the young Tennesseeans."
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