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Letter to General Sam Houston, 1848 July 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection consists of a single letter written to General Sam Houston and signed by several parties including John Thomas, John M. Cox, and John C. Rutledge. Dated July 5, 1848, from Blountville, Tennessee, the letter persuades General Sam Houston to visit East Tennessee and make appointments with regional figures as the men there would carry out the "great democratic principles of the nation."

Dates: 1848 July 5