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Hackbury Fork of Elm Creek: 539 Hackett, James: 554-555 Hagler, Lindsay S.: as candidate for congress, 422; makes charges against Ferguson (A.), 462; mention of, 470; as member of San Patricio Minute Men, 555-556 Hagler, Thomas: as cowboy, 64; in Federalist service, 64, 215, 228; death of, 64 Haines, Ephraim M.: 202 Hamilton, James: mention of, 181, 521; negotiations of, in Europe, 200, 238, 282; Mexican negotiations of, 282, 283 Hammons _____: death of, 228-229 Hancock, John: 410 Hand, Moses: 552 Handley place: 126 Hannah Elizabeth: capture of, 146-147 Happle, Frederick W.: in frontier companies, 129, 550 harbors: surveying and marking of, 101-102, 404 Hardeman, William P.: 549 Hardiman, Owen B.: 35, 549 Hardin, Frank: as colonel of militia, 41 hardware, American: trade in, 102, 450, 471 Hare, John: 262 Harness, Abel: 551 Harrell, B. C. F.: 552 Harris, _____: 65 Harris, Everett H.: 550 Harris County, Texas: defense forces in, 72, 90; chief justiceship of, 196; mention of, 215, 507; bankruptcy cases in, 303 Harrisburg County: SEE Harris County, Texas Harrison County, Texas: mention of, 400, 507; Minute Men, company of, 401 Hart, John: in Texas revolution, 214 Haynie, S. G.: 549 Hatch, Silvanus: 308 Havana, Cuba: 181, 283 Hawkins, Littleberry: in Federalist army, 240; death of, 240-241 Hay, _____: 65 Hayes, James: 552 Haynes, Samuel: 552 Hays, J. W.: and Federalists, 202 Hays, John Coffee: activities of, near Laredo, 34, 410-411, 411-414; in Mexican War, 214; return of, to Texas, 251; defense forces commanded by, 399, 410-411, 414-415, 473, 486; on the Nueces, 405, 410; scouting activities of, 410; visit of, to Austin, 418; on San Antonio frontier, 473 headright law: extension of, 104 Hedenberg, Charles J.: 531 Hedionda, La: 349 Heferin: SEE Hefferon, James; Hefferon, John Heffenn: SEE Hefferon, James; Hefferon, John Heffernan: SEE Hefferon, James; Hefferon, John Heffenann: SEE Hefferon, James; Hefferon, John Hefferon, John: as cowboy, 64; biographical sketch of, 65; as member of San Patricio Minute Men, 555-556 Hefferon, James: murder of, 65 Heffron: SEE Hefferon, James; Hefferon, John Hefron: SEE Hefferon, James; Hefferon, John Hemphill, C. M.: 549 Hemphill, John: at Victoria, 296-297; on frontier lawlessness, 310; as associate justice of the supreme court, 311; as judge Fourth Judicial District, 311; in Council House Fight, 311 Hemphill, W. A.: 549 Hempstead, Texas: 262 Henderson, H. G.: 129 Henderson, J. Pinckney: on Texan policy toward Mexico, 178 Henderson, John F. C.: in Matamoros, 232 Henderson, L. B.: in attack on Laredo, 35 Henderson, Vaughter: 550 Hendricks, Jacob ("Jake"): as cowboy, 64, 229; on Mexican spies, 111; imprisonment of, at Matamoros, 149, 229; death of, 228-229; cattle stealing by, 229; as frontier merchant, 229 Henry, Doctor William N.: in frontier companies, 129, 550 Henson, David: 550 Herald, _____: 65 Herbert, Nat: 410-411 herdsmen, Mexican: protection of, 75; heretics, Texans as, 230 Hernández, José María (trader): 66 Herrera, Antonio: attack upon, 410 Herrera, José J.: 439 Herrera, Rafael (trader): capture of, 51 Hewett, W. M.: 507, 510 Hicks, _____: 65 Hicks, M.: 549 Hidalgo, Mexico: Federalist crimes in, 161; Federalist capture of, 336 Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel de: 191 hides: export of, 149 Hiffin: SEE Hefferon, James; Hefferon, John Highsmith, Benjamin F.: 123 Highsmith, Samuel: and Córdova (V.) incident, 123, 139; as member of Burleson's (E.) command, 549 Hilbert, John: 551 Hill, _____: 65 Hill, Benjamin: in Federalist army, 215, 235-236; sketch of, 215; receives surrender of Pavón (F. G.), 229; on battle of the Alamo River, 229; on Sweitzer-McCulloch affair, 235-236 Hill, W. Pinkney: on economic conditions in Texas, 208 Hinds County, Mississippi: 279 History of Mexico: by Young (P.), 285 Hockley, George W.: and construction of arsenal, 43; as secretary of war, 43, 55, 81, 303; on coastal defense, 94; as acting adjutant and inspector general, 302-303; on misuse of Minute Men, 423 Hodges, John S.: 550 Holland: 523 Holland, James K.: on trans-Nueces country, 7 Hollanders: SEE Dutch Holliday, John: 90, 96 Holmes, E. L.: at Victoria, 296 Holmes, William: 549 Homan, Harvey: 551 Hopkins, _____: death of, 427 horns: Mexican export of, 149 Hornsby, M. M.: 549 Hornsby, Reuben: and Córdova's (V.) incident, 123 Hornsby, William M.: 549 Hornsby's Bend, Texas: settlement at, 123; and Indians, 124; location of, 139 horses: distribution of, 5, 6, 8; in trans-Nueces country, 6, 7, 8; mention of, 9, 88, 95, 117, 125, 132, 161, 185, 361, 379; Comanches trade in, 21; stealing of, 45, 73-74, 119-120, 140, 185, 291, 296, 309; Indian theft of, 45, 443; laws regarding, 48, 63; seizure of, by Texans, 48, 57, 58, 184-185, 291, 458, 488; capturing of, 48-49; driven off by Mexicans, 49, 50, 117; trade in, 52, 82, 101, 154, 157, 458, 490; as pack animals, 55; description of, 60; use of, by military, 89, 96-97, 383, 398; of Villareal (E.), 118; and Córdova (V.) incident, 129; and Flores (M.) incident, 132, 133, 136, 138, 139; recovery of, 185; Federalists seek, 290, 335-336; capture of, at Laredo, 410 Horseshoe Bend: battle of, 507 Horsler, William: 552 Horston, Albert C.: on frontier situation, 418; on Kinney, 461 hospital, Texan: location of, 44 Houghton, William D.: at Trinity River, 97; at Austin, 316; commands "G" Company, First Regiment of Infantry, 329 House of Representatives: SEE Texas congress Houston, Sam: called "Big Drunk," 7; wounding of, 10; in New Orleans, 10; on U. S. volunteers, 15; at Nacogdoches, 16-17; as commander in chief of the army, 18, 27, 28, 33, 35, 37, 121; mention of, 20, 46, 82, 107, 231, 314, 375, 471, 483, 501, 506, 513; Mexican policy of, 23, 35-36, 430, 500, 520-521, 523-525, 537; popularity of, 24; on militia, 28, 38, 39; on army discipline, 33; vetoes militia acts, 38, 39; and Lamar (M. B.), 53; and frontier protection, 55, 56, 521, 540-541; and frontier trade, 67, 80, 81, 521; and letters of marque and reprisal, 69; and Córdova-Flores incident, 120, 121; on free Negroes, 238; attacked by Jordan (S. W.), 382; candidacy of, for President, 477-480; and Franco-Texienne Bill, 500; and colonization, 500; Santa Fé bill opposed by, 500; vetoes act to organize Guadalupe County, 503; inauguration of, 517 Houston, Texas: mention of, 36, 64, 70-71, 111, 139, 176, 190, 207-209, 211, 214-215, 272, 304, 307, 322, 359, 362, 427, 518; army recruiting at, 42-43; armory at, 43; arsenal at, 43, 44, 93, 94; General Military Hospital at, 44; public meetings at, 71, 202; Johnston (A. S.) at, 72; report of Mexican invasion at, 72, 73; and Mexican trade, 78, 154, 156; Mexican spies at, 111; visit of Baudin (C.) to, 160; city hall of, 201; saloons in, 201; Anaya (J. P.) at, 202, 204-205; immigrants at, 208; economic conditions in, 211, 212; Morehouse (E.) at, 276; cattle drives to, 310; Karnes (H. W.) at, 317, 325 Houston, Fort: 121, 540 Houston County, Texas: Minute Men company of, 401 Howard, George T.: military commands of, 98, 325, 382, 383, 398, 409; at San Antonio, 98, 271, 325, 382, 398; at Austin, 316; leads expedition against Comanches, 325; mention of, 329; and Mexican traders, 383; and Seguin (J. N.), 434 Howison, Stephen M.: capture of, 467 Hudson, David: 551 Hudson, Jim: 410 Hughes, Arthur: as captain of Pontchartrain, 165 Hughes, Frances: 552 Hughes, John: 234 Hughes, Samuel: as customs collector, 107 Hull, _____: at Saltillo, 357 Hull, _____: as cowboy, 64 Hunt, Memucan: as Texan agent in the United States, 23; volunteer brigade organized by, 28; and western trade, 206, 207; mention of, 480; on Lamar (M. B.), 508 Hunt, William H.: 403 hunting grounds, Indian: 140 Hurd, _____: as mate of the Phoenix, 380 Hurd, William A.: 146-147 Huson, Hobart: 253, 484 Huston, Felix: as commander of Texas army, 17, 23, 36, 89, 235, 318; and volunteers for Texas army, 18, 29, 36, 396; military training of, 18; on Mexican policy, 20, 22, 27-28, 29, 36, 37, 150, 209, 385, 391-392, 395, 430, 481; supports cattle drives, 21; mention of, 26, 31, 204, 209, 394, 520-521; as junior brigadier general, 3031; and conflict over command of army, 31, 37, 89, 209; duel of, with Johnston (A. S.), 31; in New Orleans, 36; and Houston (S.), 37, 314; in Houston, 37, 209; returns to Mississippi, 89, 208, 209; contemplates return to Texas, 209; at Washington-on-the-Brazos, 209; on San Antonio, 235; at Bastrop, 313; and colonization, 392-393; and Green (T. J.), 482 Hutchinson, Anderson: and trial of Kinney (H. L.) and Aubrey (W. P.), 460-461, 465; Refugio citizens send request to, 482; on use of French loan, 521 |