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at Houston - though it might be more direct perhaps to reach you at Brazoria - Let Hugh McLeod see whatever I may send you, and if yon can, let me ask you to advance his interests - If Hugh does not conduct'himself properly, curse him & control him, he has capacity and can make a distinguished man if he will only "will it." If I were in 'l'exas I would control him, though I am willing to admit . he has more advantages than I could ever boast of- I feel like a Brother to him -
Yours John. T. Lamar.
[Addressed]
[Endorsed] Jno T Lamar l\Iacon 19th. June 1838
Box 163 Single Free Genl. lUirabeau B. Lamar (Houston Texas ) Care of A. Bryan New Orleans.
No. 749
1838 J1tne 23, W. J. JONES TO l\I. B. LAl\IAR
Nacogdoches
June 23 1838
Dear Genl I arrived here last night and found your enemies busily engaged in circulating slanders against you, as they had been on the road. :l\Ien are riding thro' the country & others are expected to follow every day. l\IcKinney is looked for hourly and Houston will visit this country to electioneer against you- He has already been actively at work in writing. They have said that you do not attend to your duties as Vice-President-that you left for the U. S. when you ought to have been here-that you attempted to force yourself upon the army as Commander in Chief-that you gave the Lipan Indians fine cloaths at the expense of the government-that you have no practical knowledge-that you are tyrannical & many other slanders of a like character-These things ought to be noticed & explained in the papers at Houston-I will manage to have every thing attended to here-But you mu.st come up yourself immediately- Yonr friends all say that it is absolutely necessary-Your presence will confirm the wavering-remove prejudices & silence your enemies- This is the point where all their' great efforts are to be made-Do not fail to come up and spend a few weeks. I will remain here for two week[s] certainly-I have done & will do every thing I can-I am a stranger to every body but I have talked to the people-I expect however to operate thro' the paper in repelling the slanders against yon- See Whiting & l\Ioore & get them to state the fact ,that yqn had )pave of absence to settle your private business-that you came to l\1obile on your return in September in full time to be present at the meeting of Congress-that you endeavored in vain tO' get a con- veyance to this country-that you finally perilled your life in New
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