Freestone County, Texas
Government


Source - U. S. Congressional Set - printed by United States Government 
Printing Office - 1876

Page 27



44th Congress, 1st Session
House of Representatives
Mis. Doc. No. 27.


HEIRS OF L. R. WORTHAM, DECEASED

RESOLUTION of THE LEGISLATURE OF TEXAS
for 
The relief of the heirs of L. R. Wortham, deceased.

December 17, 1875 - Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be 
printed.

Whereas the store-house and stock of goods of L. R. Wortham, deceased, late of 
Freestone County, State of Texas, were, on the 12th day of August, A.D. 1868, 
destroyed by fire, causing a loss to the said L. R. Wortham of about twenty-
five thousand dollars; and whereas it is established by competent evidence that
said fire was caused by some soldiers of the United States Army : Therefore,

Be it resolved by the legistlature of the State of Texas, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be, and they are hereby, requested to aid in 
securing the passage of law by the Congress of the United States to compensate
the heirs of the said L. R. Wortham, deceased, for said loss.

Be it further resolved, That the secretary of state be required to furnish a 
copy of these resolutions to each of our Senators and Representatives in 
Congress, as soon as practicable.

JNO. IRELAND, President of the Senate
GUY W. BRYAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved February 17, 1875.

RICH'D COKE, Governor

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Department of State:

I, A. W. DeBerry, secretary of state for the State of Texas, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true copy of the original enrolled senate joint
resolution No. 631, passed at the second session of the fourteenth legislature
of the State of Texas, and now on file in this department.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of this
department, at the city of Austin, this the 24th day of February, A.D. 1875.

[SEAL]                       A.W. DE BERRY   
                             Secretary of State