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PAPERS OF l\lmABEAu BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
coupled with the additional charge of 10 pr Ct Exchange b [ etween] New Orleans and this City. l\Ir A Smith in his Letter to us complains that a Box [of] medicine was deficient, we informed him, before he went hence, that it was not shipped as we had to obtain it from Philadelphia, but before it did arrive we had information that the Dft. had not been honored, we have therefore placed it in the hands of our Agents at New Or- leans to be delivered to Dr. S'miths Agent whenever he or the Texian Government or their Treasurer shall meet honorably their Engage- ments · On Reference to Mr. Seymour he perfectly[?] Quotted[ 1] the Conversation which took place between himself & Dr. Smith and his understanding was the Amo [unt] was to be paid in Spanish Dollars or their Equivalent as expressed by [Dr] Smith on the back of the Bill, nay he says farther that Dr Smith inform[ed] him he considered himself personally responsible for the Amount of the Dft payable here- \Ve have conversed with l\Iajor Horton on the subject and he was not a little surprised after Dr. S had given such an explicit Draft that it should have been so treated -He promises to write on the subject to the Treasurer, and \Ve feel assured that no exertions or influence on your part will be spared to have this matter speedily and honorably liquidated.
With Great Respect \Ve remain Dear Sir
We forgot to say the Bill woo duly protested & Notice forwarded you from N/0
Your Obt S'vts
Brown & Guion
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Captain John l\I Allen
Brown & Guion
(Late of Texian Navy Republic of· Texas Care of Messrs McKinney & Williams Galveston No. 735
1838 June 7, R[OBERT] E[l\Il\1ETT] BrLEDSOE] BAYLOR, MOBILE, [ALABAl\IA], TO 1\I[IRABEAU] B[UONA- p ARTE] LAl\IAR, IIOUSTO::--:r, TEXAS Introducing 1\Ir. \Vhite, mechanic; congratulations upon the cer• tainty of election as president. A. L. S. 1 p. No. 736 1838 June 8, A[LBERT] C. HORTON, MATAGORDA, [TEXAS}, TO M[IRABEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, HOUSTON, [TEXAS] Inviting Lamar to visit l\fatagorda and to accompany him on a tour of the West; the good political effect of such a tour. A. L. S. Ip. 11-Llbrary.
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