The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, Volume II

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'TEXAS ST,\TE LIBRARY

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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