Felix Huston was born in 1800 in Kentucky but shortly thereafter moved to Natchez where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. During the Texas Revolution, he was active in spreading Texas propaganda in Mississippi and Kentucky. He raised and equipped an army of five hundred men, which he led to Texas on May 3, 1836. Huston was nominated by Sam Houston as a junior brigadier general of the Texas Army. On October 5, 1839, Huston was made a major general of the Texas Army. In 1844, he made many speeches in the South in favor of the annexation of Texas. He died at Washington in 1857.

The following letters are included in this collection:

• William D. Sayer to Felix Huston, October 8, 1844
• A. P. Henderson to Felix Huston, December 7, 1836
• John Johnston to Felix Huston, June 19, 1845
• A. T. Conrad to Felix Huston, January 19, 1832
• J. M. Ross to Felix Huston, November 14, 1831
• Thomas Garvey to Felix Huston, December 11, 1845
• Captain Durocher to Felix Huston, November 21, 1836
• Thomas I. Rusk to Felix Huston, July 4, 1836
• B. T. Archer to Felix Huston, September 13, 1841
• A.S. Thurston to Felix Huston, March 8, 1837
• Jonathan Guice to Felix Huston, June 19, 1844
• C. Lord to Felix Huston, November 23, 1844