824 Texas, 1844 
June 5. No. 23, respecting convention con- 
cluded with Mexican commissioners by Hockley and Williams. 
June 12. No. 24, nomination of Polk. 
June 20. No. 26, rejection of treaty in U.S. 
Senate; arrival of Prince de Solms with M. Bourgeois of 
Paris, on way to Texas, to establish a German colony on 
concession obtained by Saligny two years before for Bour- 
geois and Ducos. 
Aug. 12. No. 31, yellow fever at Galveston. 
Aug. 22. No. 32, mission of Capt. Galan. 
Sept .-•12. No. 35, recent troubles in Shelby 
and Harrison counties; Col. Ross; regulators. 
To Saligny 
Aug. 1. No. 2, rejection of treaty of annex- 
ation in U.S. Senate; attitude of France and England; 
question will come up again; course Saligny will pursue 
in his endeavor to persuade government and influential 
members of Texan congress of undesirability of annexation. 
To Saint Aulaire 
Jan. 29. No. 9, reply to English proposals 
concerning annexation of Texas; attitude of France; could 
not accept annexation without opposition; does not agree, 
however, to instruct Saligny to enter a protest (f. 13). 
From Saint Aulaire 
Feb. 8. No. 16, Aberdeen says that if Texans 
freely consented to annexation, it was not easy to see 
upon what principle France and England could base inter- 
vention, but as things are it is probably enough to 
manifest their opinion to turn the balance (f . 16) . 
June 19. No. 52, on Texan annexation (f. 193). 
To Jarnac 
July 25. No. 56, respecting Texas annexation 
(f . 230) . 
From Jarnac 
.July 29. No. 72, on Texan annexation (f. 236). 
Aberdeen to Cowley 
Jan. 12. Respecting annexation of Texas; he 
is to ascertain views of French government; and to propose 
that English and French representatives in U.S. and Texas 
be instructed "to hold the same language; deprecating all 
interference on the part of the U.S. in the affairs of 
Texas" (f . 9) . 
Newspaper Clippings 
Jan. 18. Houston to Texan house of representa- 
tives (f . 22) . 
Feb. 16. Houston to Andrew Jackson, Sept. 11 
(f. 45) . 
Mar. 22. Elliot to A. Jones (f. 76). [See 
A. H. A. Annual Report . 1908 . II (2), 1150-1151.] 
