Sam Houston to [George Whitfield] Terrell, February 21, 1842 - Page 3

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for contingencies, of any kind, as well as
the dilapidated situations of the buildings
and the danger of ruinous injury
to the Nation, and the duty which the
circumstances, all considered, impose
upon the President as an imperative.
See the last message which I made to
Congress asking for means to defend
the place, and the archives if necessary—
also my message stating, the want of
amunition [sic][.] It may not be necessary
to shew the opinion, but if it should be
at any time! I wish you may have
the pleasure, to see some of our wise
men scratch their heads, so as to excite
their brain, to a stretch of comprehension.
They can wag their tongues—adders
can do the same. Junius [?] says they

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Sam Houston to George Whitfield Terrell, February 21, 1842. Andrew Jackson Houston Papers #2194, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 2-22/176. [Note: This letter is addressed to "General Terrell." From the time period and content of the letter, it is inferred that the recipient was probably Texas attorney general George Whitfield Terrell.]