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money in the shape of labour that the river can be made navigable for small boats &c - I have no corrispondent in Texas; and conse- quently would be very thankful to you if you would give me any information on this subject and confidently hope tha,t you will let me know the final issue of this application, - I hope you will show this to the representative of Houston city - I have a partial acquain- tance with him - he is now attending to some legal business for me - perhaps we can secure his influence in the House for us - I sincerely hope that either you or , your city representative will give me the result of this a,pplication and derect your communication as above - "With high esteem I remain ~ur~~ . Hon M B, Lamar - Wilson K, Shinn
[Addressed] Hon. MB, Lamar, President of the Houston City j
Republick of Texas -
To the care of Dr B. Dowler New Orleans who will please forward this by the first packet and oblige an old friend - if this letter is not taken out of the office within a few days by Dr Dowler the Post Master will please forward it by the first packet without fail -
No. 896
1838 Nov. 27, V. R. PALMER TO M. B. LAMAR
Bastrop, 27th Nov. 1838-
To/
Honorable l\L B. Lamar, Sir,
Should it become necessary iri your opinion, to order a, draft on this Brigade, allow me most respectfully to sug- gest that it be made on the lower part of the Brigade. In this section almost every man is compelled to guard his own µouse, and to leave home, would be exposing his family to almost certain destruction. Our prospects are gloomy indeed; but we derive some comfort from the confident anticipation that Government will interpose its protect- ing arm in our behalf-. I am now making a, Plot of this section of the country, which I will forward to you by the 15th of next month, and would respectfully suggest to you, that the military stations in- tended to be established, be fixed at certain points, marked on the plot. I have marked those points as most suitable for the establish- ment of military Posts, from a thorough acquainta,nce with the Geog- raphy of the Country. The Comanches, it is bcleiv,ed, have as yet, committed no depradations in this quarter; and the mischief which has been done, is supposed to have been done by the Northern Indians
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