1.24 Houston, Sam, 30 July 1841

Cedar Point 30th July 1841

My dear Colonel

We felt the most painful anxiety for Mrs Lee on your voyage up yesterday, aware as we were of her great timidity on water. I thought Mother and Mrs Houston would have gone into fits to see the Boat top and dive in the breakers. Of course you reached home safe with your preci -ous charge. Don't let it deter the Madam from coming to see us in future. The Ladies salute Mrs Lee and the dear little Lee, with their best respects, to Col Morgan!

I send you No 2, of "Truth," and as it is interlined so much, I hope you will have it copied, corrected and if you can, hand it to Baker

in person, and urge him to publish No 1, if he has not done it with "[Part?] [=liculer?]" also. I pray you, to have these things done as a special favor to me! The name of the author is left with Baker and they are not to compare "Publius," for abuse! It is out of the question, to sustain all attacks, and to make none, nor even to repel those always making!

I beseech you to attend to this as a special favor to me for I promised the gentleman, to have it done, when he left me, and he Baker promised to publish them when the gentleman left his name. Don't let them be mutilated by any means! Come and see me as soon as you can, and write to me con= tantly. I feel beaten down, because

men lack moral courage.

Salute Madam, W Lee, & Mrs [Preston?] Thine Truly Sam Houston [His Scroll]

Col James Morgan New Washington Texas

Mrs S H. is much better H

To

Col James Morgan N. Washington [?] Armstrong [scroll] Texas

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Sam Houston 30th July 1841

Writ 30th July and Recd 1st August 1841