PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
207
No. 795
1838 Aug. 21, W[ILLIA]M GREEN, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TO MIRABEAU B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, HOUSTON, [TEXAS]
Inquiring his terms for sale of '' the old arsenal.'' A. L. S. 1 p.
No. 796 1838 Aug. 22, R[ICHARD] R. ROYALL, CAI\'EY CREEK, [TEXAS], TO M[IRADEAU] B[UONAPARTE] LAMAR, HOUSTON, [TEXAS] Applying for a government position in Lamar's administration; personal plans; congressional probabilities in "this county and dis- trict''; his own reason for not running for the Senate. A. L. S. 2 p. I\''o. 797 1838 Aug. 24, T. J. RUSK TOM. B. LAMAR
Nacogdoches
24th August 1838
Dear Genl I have received your letter by Col. Bee for which please accept my thanks you must excuse me for not having written you before but recent ,events have crowded on me so fast that I have had very little time I will in a few clays give you a full account of the recent rebellion here it was a deep and well laid scheme to involve the country in a general Indian war I have had great difficulty in pre- venting it His Excellency has acted strangely indeed had I been governed by his peremtory order I have not the least doubt that an Indian war would have been now raging here but a timely dem- onstration of force by marching Six hundred horsemen through their Country excited strongly that which can only be depended upon in Indians their fear Col A C Horton is here electioneering how the vote will stand between the three· in this Section is uncertain as none of them are popular The President has left here and is now at San Augustin Excuse the brevity of my letter as I have so much bussiness on hand that I have very little time I am Truly Your friend Tho J Rusk
[Endorsed]
[Addressed]
Genl Rusk
Gen :l\lirabeau B Lamar Houston Texas Col Bee
Nacogdoches
28th August 1838
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