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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
publicly however, that you preferred David G. Burnet for Vice President and that you had more or less identified yourself with his political fortunes- This I have taken the liberty peremptorily to deny, and while I have been shown the "People" and "Telegraph" who support you jointly, I have been able to point on the other hand to the Banner and 1\fatagorda Bulletin, which while they sup- port your pretensions are no less warm in the cause of Col Horton- Certainly prudence and policy would both dictate to you the impropriety of embarking your hopes and prospects in the same political bottom with one who enjoys, so great (I Cannot say merited) unpopularity in Eastern Texas. For l\lr Burnet personally, I enter- tain none but the Kindest feelings, but from circumstances which transpired ere my connection with Texas, he does not enjoy the '' golden opinions'' of. the people here- l\ir Rowe will hardly get the vote of his own county- Wishing you all possible success in your Presidential Canvass, and hoping that your talents in the Cabinet may shed as much lustre on the Country as did your valour on the field, I have the honour to subscribe myself, Very Respectfully Your friend & ob't servant D. S. Kaufman [Addressed] [Endorsed] Gen. Mirabeau B. Lamar D S Kaufman
Nacogdoches 18 Jun 1838
City of Houston Te,xas
No. 748
1838 June 19, J. T'. LAJ\IAR TO 1\1. B. LAMAR
Macon 19th. June 1838.
Dear l\t
Yours by Col. Bonham came to hand some days since, the propo- sition of a loan could not be effected through any Bank in Georgia - the only safe business any of them can do and sustain themselves in good credit is to deal in bills of exchange, & business paper payable at maturity without renewal - Therefore they connot in justice to themselves grant loans on long time no matter how undoubted the security may be; I shall keep the thing in view & have some hopes, of coming to Texas next fall, if I can bring 50 to 100.000 $ worth of Georgia funds to invest in Cotton - a lanrl speculation no matter how good as to profit will not suit, being too slow an operation. If you see McLeod say to him I will in a few days write him - his mother and sisters are quite well & quite comfortable, and were quite elated at hearing from him. I have sent and shall continue to sen·d yon every week our Georgia papers on both si~es of the question as to State Politics you can judge, and see the drift of par- ties witho11t my descanting- on them. I direct what I send to the car~ of A. Bryan New Orl~ans with instructions to forward to yon
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