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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPA~TE LAMAR
No. 644
[1838?], M. BAKER, [HOUSTON?], TOM. B. LAMAR
Well --~------------······· ······· · - - - ----- Hauling for the sam.,_____ ______ Rope ' ' ' ' ' ' ·········-···--······-....._..__ _ _ _ _ _..,_..__ .., Pd for Hewing timber for house..............._____ '' for Hauling______·~····--- 3500. feet Weather boarding $70 per M,_______ 1500 " 11/4 inch plank 70....-...:...._________ 7000 Board $20, per thousand.....,'-_________ Pd for Building House $800....----------- For papering & painting·--------···..·-··-···- ·--·-··-·····• For paper ____ ______________ For 2 chimney~--------------- For Small Room....------- -----·---- For Kitchen ------------,------ For Dairy _________________ 5000, Rails at $25 per thousand__________
300.00- 5.00 4.00--=- 10.00 13.00- 240.00- 105.00 140.00- 55.00- 60.00- 50.00.- 30.00 10.00- 800.00 188.00
125.00
$2135.00
2135.00- 50.00
Pd Watkins & Welsh for Labor.....·------- " Jones ·----- 3 Kegs Nails @ $20 . Work of Negro Boy 3 months @ $20 p e r Mo .............-................
80.00'--< 60.00- 60.00-
$2,3,85.00
·window Sash ___________
30.00
$2415.00
Genl. Lamar I have made a rough sketch of the amount expended by me on my place and I am satisfied that I have paid in Cash about $3000- This may seem verry high, but every thing about here is extrava- gantly high. I will take 'three thousand Dollars for the place to be -delivered first of March next Yours M Baker~ [Addressed] Gen-Lamar Houston. [rubric]
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