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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03172 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Governor's message... re: frontier defense, relations with Federal government |
| Date | 21 January 1861 |
| Author | Houston, Sam (1793-1863) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Houston opposed secession from the Union. Discusses the frontier protected only by Federal troops, and the advantage taken by the Indians, who extended their "depredations" of whites "to counties within fifty miles of the Capitol." |
| Subjects | Secession Texas American West Civil War Military History American Indian History |
| People | Houston, Samuel (1793-1863) |
| Place written | Austin, Texas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |