The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-29

HISTORY OF THE GIFT

copy of the resolution adopted
~ the General Assembly of tho State
= Texas presenting to the State OF
Virginia portrait Of General sam
houston has been yceeed at the
Virginia State Librsys, IL is az fol-
lowsJ
Whereas. General sam houston,
nero OF san Jaciuto. soldier under
Andrew Jackson; boy hero ef Horse
shoe Bend; Congressman srom Ter
nessee Governor of TeEne-See: chief
81 the Cl.rokees communicative
chlei pt the Texan army twice presi-
dent Of the republic uf Texas, United
states Senator from Texas. ana Gov
trndr Of Texas, Nas born in Rock
bridge county, in the VALLEY Of VII
ginia, sister State, which has given
70 the world SO many statesmen, sol
dlers and patriots and
W hereas. certain citizens Of the
State Of Texas and others to-wit
Mrs, II NJ. King, Miss C&o Redwood.
Colonel Archer Anderson : s +
Patteson, Francis T. A. JHnkiu, Colo
mel William Winston Faut4iue, Hon
j. w Terry. John H. kirby Major
George w. Breckenridge" colonel sam
Park, j NJ West. Thomas j. Bryan
+. Randolph Williams Judge S. H
Letcher. Judge Daniol Griuuan. Geo
w West Colonel lie r Pryor. Tor
H. K. Mcllwaine. Eugene - Massfe
Judge Robert r. Preut- Il. w
Smith, i. Adoue, John SaaN ], 6.
League, NJ Lasker Mavo Stewart
Daniel Ripley Colonel " l.. Moody,
r. J Grocc, Henry Coke. ROYAL Fer
ris w Roaz. W G Nrwby, Pau,
| Waples, George W Armstrong W. y
LLOYD " Y Waggoner aui g. NJ Bon
cinni have united In aaasing to be
painted by Mr. John r. Jenkins. Il
citizen Of Austin, Tex. IL portrait OF
1 General Houston. and now request
that the State of Texas do prescn:
the same to the State 81 Virginia;
therefore, be 1t
Resolved by the Senate Of the
thirty second Legislature ~ he Stats
IF Texas. the House Of Representa-
tVes concurring. That TN, people Of
the State of Texas send t. tae people
OF the State of Virginia most cordla!
greetings and request their acceptance
Of this portrait Of one Of hor hraYest
and greatest sons, in thu nope that
II may he given n place OF high honor
among those of the statesmen and
soldiers who have sprung rom her
SOL. there to remain as r ignition
by the people Of Texas - the SER
vices rendered them by Wig ina : dis
tip.,lttsha3 SON and ~ an evidence OF
,bn abtdt,g regard Of fE- 0rYule 5f
,raxss far those Of NjrRDtfa
Due to MIR. JGnktn.
To MIR francis r J4nxiu. al
nras..n4 ~ chicago general attorney
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,rigiraftnn II inc MAN hv means OF
,,.b1ch m s,ata Of virginia thus be
c,,nfs me n.ssessor OF a worthy per
,rai, nf one of her most dtstinglllshed
s,rs ana FOR its successful execution.
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! 49, that an,5as thu poriraits Of
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- t, H. < y patfes,n of
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srar.s aoa otrara +nu.ard a fnnd for
tn.' ,.,<',n4,,, - ,aa most con1netan,
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