Samuel Houston Letter

Reference code: HOYFM.ACL2023.21/7/4/42
Level of description: item
Title: Samuel Houston Letter
Scope and content: Photocopy and typescript of a letter written by Samuel Houston, born circa 1759, with historical facts on the Valley of Virginia. References his grandfathers, John Houston and William Tod, also John Montgomery and Michael Houston. Describes the life of the early settlers, religion, clothing, the introduction of slave labour and encounters with the native Americans.