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the waves canse the imperfections there was no other chance of writing you in time to save my property
Yrs truly
S. Perry
:\Iy respect to Colo R
[Endorsed] S Perry
[Addressed] 'l'o
Live Oak Point 7 Sept 1838 Affairs of Custom House &c
His Excellency,
J\1 B Lamar
Prest of
per l\Ir Roberts
Texas
No. 814.
1838 Sept. 12, J [AMES] MORGAN, NEW WASHINGTON, [TEXAS], TO M[IRABEAUl B[UONAPARTE,] LAMAR, NEAR HOUSTON, [TEXAS] Inclosing a confidential letter from a friend in New York, and ask- ing Lamar's opinion regarding the project therein set forth; prospects of Lamar's administration; an invitation for Lamar, his sister, and daughter to visit the writer. A. L. s·. 2 p. "Strictly confidential.'.' No. 815 1838 Sept. 12, S. H. EVERITT TO M. B. LAMAR My Dr General Now the Election is over and the weather G[r] owing Cooler, I trust that some of those who have permitted their Excited fancies, to lead them to belive & to propagate falsehoods about you Such men I hope will take time to permit their minds to cool and call in Reason to exhibit to them the wild, Visionary & Reckless course they have Run in opposing the Voice and will 01£ the people in Jasper County it was believed by many that the Report of Grayson death was a Hoax, the polls closed. as follows- Lamar 232 Grayson 5 Wilson 2 -Beaumont. Sept. 12, 1838
in Jefferson County the poles were as follows
Lamar Wilson
84 19
' Wilson in Jefferson took the Entire Grayson Vote- Swift of Jasper and Grigsby of Jefferson were Elected to Congress Horton is beaten in my District about 100 Votes he will Run well
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