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Texas pays beef bill, twelve years late
On this day in 1854, Samuel K. Lewis finally received payment for two
beeves he had furnished to the Army of the Republic of Texas in November
1842. Lewis, whose place and date of birth are unknown, had moved to Texas
in 1838. He was issued an unconditional grant for land in Brazoria County
in 1841 and was living in or near La Grange by 1842. In that year,
president Sam Houston and Congress were pursuing a policy of retrenchment
and economy. Despite their efforts, by the time Texas was annexed to the
United States, in 1845, the money owed Lewis was part of a $12 million
public debt. Lewis, who also represented Austin County in the House of
Representatives of the Ninth Congress (1844-1845), died in 1867.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- LEWIS, SAMUEL K.
- ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
- REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
- DEBT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
- ANNEXATION
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