Texas patriot, soldier, Indian Advocate, Member of the House of Representatives, Relocated to Texas, upon the growing adgition for Texas Independence, elected President General, Elected first President of the Republic of Texas, Served in the Texas legislature; Elected President again, serving 1841-1844; with the admission of Texas into the Union in 1845, He was sent to the US Senate and remained there nearly 14 years; at the outbreak of the Civil War, a post secession but finally acquiesced , refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy; Died in Huntsville, Texas on July 26, 1863.

Scarce autographed letter signed "President Sam Houston", one page , oblong narrow 4to, Washington, March 25,1843. Houston rights to the auditor of the US Treasury, asking that "the auditor, will audit the within account (no longer present) to the credit of Major A Brigham, treasurer amounting to twenty three dollars and 79 cents: and charge the amount to the appropriation for collecting Indian Prisoners" 

Boldly signed at the conclusion with Houstons trade mark fancy paraph. Evidence of prior framing in far outer margins, otherwise very good. 

Houston had a reassuring history with the Indians, having living with the Chereeke Indians from the age of 15. He served under Andrew Jackson in the battle of Horseshoe Bend, against the Creek Indians, and later became an Indian agent, overseeing the removal from Tennessee. In 1829 Houstons new bride of only three months secretly ran off and deserted him. Causing Houston to resign his governorship of Tennessee, disband his homestead in favor of living among the Cherokee again, this time formerly adopted into the Cherokee nation October, 1829.