The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 50, July 1946 - April, 1947 Page: 502
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
The outside fold of the letter was addressed to James Gordon Bennett
Esq./Herald Office/New York. The letter fee was paid by the "United
States City Despatch Post. Three Cents"--the then current fee for deliv-
ering a local letter by Government Carrier. The adhesive, referred to, was
authorized by the United States government and is known as the first
adhesive postage stamp used on the American continent. It precedes the
5 and 10 cent stamps, issued in 1847. The centenary of the 5 and 10 cent
denominations will be commemorated by a special issue, May next, in con-
nection with the Centenary International Philatelic Exhibition, to be held
at the Grand Central Palace, New York, May, 1947.
New York April 3d 1844.
James Gordon Bennett. Esq.
Mr. Editor.
No doubt you will insert the following in your respectable and valuable
paper. I have heard seen and read much about annexing Texas to the
U.S. now I think all yankees are blind to your own interests. You are
aware that England is running over with specie the merchants (English)
are not able to get much more than 2% for their money now if Texas is
annexed to England what lots of green speculators will move over there
& soon begin to form railroad Companies Canalls C. in fact enrich the
country with their surplus cash.
And when they have spent some millions and the Texans are tired of a
monarchal government (which they soon will be) how easy it will be for
the U.S. to pick a quarrel and take Texas from the English it will be worth
having then but now it is not cause it is in debt and the U.S. has enough
to do to pay her own debts. So let England pay the Texan debt and
improve the country with factories manufactures railroads and cultivation
then show John Bull how to walk.
If you insert this it may give some of the Senators a grand Idea (like
it has me) which they as well as yourself can improve while I remain
leaning on my rifle waiting a tussle with honest John B. ...
A friend to America (my adopted country)
A constant reader of the Herrald
Optimist [could be Optimuss]
The best example of blackland in the world is found in Texas.
Note that the term is one word, not two. Webster's New Inter-
nrtional Dictionary (Second Edition) says: "blackland, n. A
heavy, sticky black soil, such as that covering extensive areas
in Texas."
The two following charts represent work done by James M.
Daniel, a student in History 372M in the University. Taken
together they give a ready reference picture of the navy of the
Republic of Texas.
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