Credentials of J. Pinckney Henderson as Special Agent of the Republic of Texas

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Description

In this document dated February 15, 1844, Sam Houston—President of the Republic of Texas—appointed J. Pinckney Henderson as a Special Agent. He was given full authority to negotiate a treaty of alliance and annexation between the United States and the Republic of Texas. A former Texas Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Minister to France and England, Henderson was elected the new state’s first governor in 1845.

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of State.

National Archives Identifier: 594776

Full Citation: Credentials of J. Pinckney Henderson as Special Agent of the Republic of Texas; 2/15/1844; Notes from Foreign Missions, 1789–1906; General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/credentials-j-pinckney-henderson-special-agent-texas/, April 6, 2026]

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