George W. Poe, Texas 1838 info
From the (Texas) "Telegraph" Sat., Aug. 25, 1838, Houston:
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A CARD
Having seen a communication in the last Banner signed "A Friend" to Gen. Baker, and another signed "G," in which the character of Francis Moore, Jr. has been wontonly traduced, and in which there are charges of a character so degrading that conscious innocense must shrink from a denial: we feel ourselves called upon to vindicate his character from the charges alluded to.It is said that Dr. Moore "put himself in nomination for congress, but was immediately frowned down by an indignant people."This is wholly untrue.Dr. Moore was perhaps the only candidate who had received a public nomination, and his prospects were, so far as we know, as flattering as those of any other man before the people.All spoke of him with respect.As to the list of other charges made against him, we state that we have resided in the same city with him for a considerable time, and there is no man in the community of more correct, courteous, moral deportment, none of more zealous, patriotic sentiments.
WM. G. COOKE,
GEO. W. POE,
JOHN SHEA,
A. EWING,
J.W. MOORE,
F.R. LUBBOCK,
T.J. GOLIGHTLY,
A. BRISCOE,
T.J. STANSBERRY.
Houston, August 24th, 1838
END QUOTE.I found this on the LDS microfilm # 0208510, "San Felipe Telegraph" & "Texas Register" 1838-39.There are eight microfilms from the years 1835 to 1850, but there is no index, and film quality is poor (out of focus at the bottom of every page).